Since my last article we have had the deeply sad news about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  Her Majesty was the one constant in our national life for 70 years, the only monarch generations of people in the country have ever known.  She was a towering figure on the world stage for nearly three quarters of a century, meeting Presidents and Popes, Kings and commoners and feeling equally at ease with them all.  Elizabeth II will be spoken about with admiration and pride not just by those of us fortunate enough to have lived during her reign, but by countless generations in centuries yet to come.