"The funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965 turned out to be the burial of the British Empire. The funeral of Queen Elizabeth next week will probably be the obsequies of the United Kingdom."
— Peter Hitchens

January 1, 1970

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"Death of a Queen, Death of a Kingdom", Compact (12 September 2022)