I was reading the accounts of the Queen's health and my mood took a sharp turn. Arthur noticed [View all]

I was sitting with my eyes closed, processing thoughts about a woman I've looked up to, my entire life. In the days before my birth, my mother sat and watched the coverage of the coronation so you might say my awareness of the Queen started before I was born.

And I have been lucky to have seen her on several occasions, both in London, and in Windsor, Canada. I have countless books about her family. Lots of memories started to flood.

Then when I opened my eyes, this is the concerned little face I saw. He then snuggled in to make me feel better.