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I'm 50 and the Queen represents a more resilient past. The two things I hear loudest from our culture today are anxiety and the desire for success. I was just saying to my wife we grew up during the troubles in Northern Ireland, experienced bombs, the murder of friends, and the murder of relatives of close friends. There seems to be more anxiety now than there was then. Especially among young girls who are under no imminent threat. The threat seeming to be the problem of too much information and comparison.

We have made great progress in society but I fear we are in danger of shooting ourselves in the foot. The long life of a Queen who is committed to serve others, and not just her own wishes, sits well with me