Close Your Eyes and Think of England

Lady Hillingdon’s advice to Meghan Markle (c. 1912)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Christmas Day 2017. Image credit: Mark Jones on Wikipedia Commons, CC license.

I’m not a great fan of The Royals.

Nonetheless, I have to admit that Queen Elizabeth II exudes a certain charm and grace and reflects the integrity one mistakenly associates with the British nation. While we Americans insist that we won World War II and the whole world owes us ad infinitum…