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Corona Humours – Part III

posted in Corona Humours, News on April 10, 2020 by derek 0 Comment

10th April 2020 An estimated 24 million Britons – 80% of the TV audience – watched the Queen deliver a four-minute special message on the 5th of April. This is even though what she was going to say could have been predicted almost literally. The Queen’s speeches are noted for bland carefulness; when you have… Continue reading →