Tag: the-queen

Icons September 2022

Wall of Remembrance

The Rake commemorates Queen Elizabeth with stories and anecdotes from those who had the fortune of meeting her.
Icons September 2022

Joy Cometh in the mourning

I remember when writing tributes to commemorate Prince Philip’s passing last year as well as the Platinum Jubilee, I found so many poetic, catchy, slick quotes that The Queen had made and wanted to be absolutely sure that I would remember them when she shuffled off this mortal coil.
Style September 2022

GRACE PERIOD

For an eye-watering 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II has managed to alchemise a sense of majesty, mystery and simple humanity. One might even argue that hers has been a divine blessing…