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Hello and welcome to the edition podcast from The Spectator, where each week we look at three pieces from the magazine with the writers behind them.

I'm Laura Prendergars, the Spectator's executive editor. And I'm William Moore, the Spectator's features editor. On this

week's episode, we look back on the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. First up, for the

lead feature this week, A.N. Wilson has written about Queen Elizabeth the second's role as a constant

in a country that has changed so much. And he joins us now, along with Graham Viny, author of

Last Harrah, the 1947 Royal Tour of South Africa. Firstly, Andrew, in the magazine this week,

he reminded us of Philip Larkin's tribute to the Queen for her silver jubilee. To powerphrase,

he said that unlike the country she ruled over, she did not change. Why was that so

important? Well, I think everything else has changed, and people find that quite disconcerting.

And I think one of the reasons there's been such an outpouring over the last week is that

whether you're pro- or anti-Brexit,

that divided the country.

The poverty divide gets worse rather than better.

All sorts of cultural divisions,

class divisions, which we don't know what to do with

and we're worried by.

And you look to this one focus, the monarchy,

the queen, and she hasn't changed. And however little she appeared to do, people found it very

reassuring. And Graham, Andrew says in his piece that the strength of the queen's personality

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