4 June

I'm not a republican, for this reason. The monarchy is one of the few institutions left in society that still understands institutions. Listen to the Queen's words to Donald Trump: “After the shared sacrifices of the Second World War, Britain and the United States worked with other allies to build an assembly of international institutions, to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated,” she said. “While the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these structures: nations working together to safeguard a hard won peace.”