And with her resignation speech she proves why she was not up to the job. Was there a single thought in there, a sentence that conveyed an emotion or a reflection, even an attempt at a narrative to explain the last six weeks to an angry country? No. Appalling.
I can’t say I ever felt consciously connected to her, but I realize in the end that she was what connected to a part of the British identity I have held on to for all the time I have spent in America.
After the BBC's Huw Edward’s movingly announced her passing, for the rest of the day I was trying to figure out why I felt so emotional. Then I realized that it wasn't just the passing of the Queen, but weirdly it feels like a part of my personal history has come to a close.