[yarddog]

I think "Class" is the right word.

Of all the Royals, she and Duke of Edinburgh are the only two I like. I like him because he is a plain speaker. The Queen Mother is also a plain speaker who embodies a fairly rare combination. She is both sweet natured and blunt. That is something I have obvserved in other Scottish Women.

BTW when she was young, she was a real knock-out too.

[MadIvan]

I am hopeful that young Wills is paying attention to the example of his great-grandfather, King George VI, in my view, the greatest monarch of the modern era; largely thanks to the Queen Mum being around still. He was dignified, restrained, dutiful and definitely NOT flamboyant. We don't need it from our monarch. What we need is quiet, solid leadership (sort of). We got it from George VI largely because he didn't want the job. Wills apparently doesn't want the job, which paradoxically makes him ideal. ;)

Regards, Ivan