Yet there was no question of who remains firmly at the helm of the ship of state yesterday as the Queen led the Royal Family in prayer at St Mary Magdalene, Sandringham. Yet the Queen looked anything but downcast as the rest of the family bobbed and bowed and followed behind her. After seven months as an official member of the royal family, the Duchess of Sussex finally looks to have mastered her curtsy. Three hours later, the Queen was administering a badly needed dose of equanimity to a fractious nation in her Christmas broadcast. The Queen quoted the future George VI, writing home after the Battle of Jutland where he served as a young midshipman.

Source: Daily Mail December 25, 2018 22:52 UTC