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A lovely lady with a fine sense of duty
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 11/09/2022
» Like many British people I am feeling a deep sense of loss with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She had been such a fixture in our lives for so long it felt she would somehow go on forever. She was always there, so calm and reassuring. That's why her death still came as shock even though she had reached the grand age of 96.
It was just another day, doing her job
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/09/2015
» It felt like a time warp. There was Queen Elizabeth II, in a tasteful two-tone blue outfit and hat, accompanied by Prince Philip, boarding a steam train at a major British railway station, turning to wave at a cheering crowd.
Forget the encyclopaedia, ask the wife
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 19/05/2013
» I was slightly saddened, but hardly surprised, to read recently that after 244 years Encyclopaedia Britannica will no longer publish its printed edition, although it is still available online. I suppose it was inevitable. If you want to update something or make a correction you can do it immediately online, as is the case with Wikipedia. With the printed version, you would have to wait years.