a good piece of semi-outsider journalism, I thought, Fatticus - it got her dedication to duty and her suppression of her own self about right (as far as I caan tell).
It's also the case I think that the royals' one big failing was in raising children. Going off on a long tour (in 1953) and leaving two young children behind wasn't quite normal behaviour even then (though it was probably standard among those who went out to rule the Raj), and it's a relief to see William and Harry behaving like normal parents. But I believe Charles was damaged by his schooling, and Andrew and Edward have both turned out entitled and out of touch.