Author: Mariah Wheeler

The long-reigning monarch (longest-reigning, we should say) has experienced all that a queen could expect to experience during her time on the throne, and then some. Through it all, she’s proven to be beacon of redoubtable reliability, a titan in an arena that has no place for the weak or unsure. Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of her coronation; scarcely has there been a queen or king who has carried the unwavering support of their people for such a long time. Yet rich or poor, pure or evil, grand or pitiful: Father Time comes for us all. Indeed,…

It’s safe to say a whole lot has changed since Queen Elizabeth ascended the English throne back in 1952. Not only has she presided over the greatest technological shift in history, but it’s safe to say her position as monarch has also evolved in ways she could never have imagined. Put simply, the world we live in now is not the one she was raised in. This is, after all, the same Queen who served her country in World War II. The same Queen who worked with the likes of Winston Churchill. The same Queen who is still attending events and conducting affairs…