Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
I was saying yesterday that, at the age of sixty five, the Queen and Prince Philip have been constants in my life and, thinking about it, there are very few around now, I can say that about about - maybe that's a bit to do with it?
I’ve thought that a few times, with her being the longest reigning monarch there’s millions of Britons who’ve lived and died without knowing any other monarch. In the past people may have been around to witness a few king’s coronations in their lifetime if they lived as long as the likes of you and me have.