Today I have reached my 67th birthday. It is a palindromic date 22/2/22 or 22/02/2022. This time last year I celebrated my State Pension at 66 years. My older brother never reached 67 years old so, after following behind him all his life, in this one respect I have overtaken him. I wondered how to …
Month: February 2022
A Royal Platinum Jubilee
Tomorrow will mark the remarkable Platinum Jubilee of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Peaceful transitions Queen Elizabeth acceded to the British throne on 6th February 1952, 70 years ago, when her father George VI died, the last Emperor of India and thereby the last ruler of the largest …