All I can say is, hang in there, Betty, hang in there.

In a recent Spectator column, Charles Moore described her as a “beautiful old lady.” That she is. May she be a beautiful much older lady. You know, I’d like to quote that Moore bit in full, just because it’s so neat. Here it is:

The most moving thing was the photograph of the handshake between the Queen and her new Prime Minister. It is an excellent innovation to allow the ceremony to be seen, because it reminds people how the constitution works. After the days of uncertainty, we needed this more than usual. There is also something touching in seeing this beautiful old lady confer authority on a man who was minus 15 years old when she came to the throne. If it were not slightly unconstitutional to suggest it, I would add that the Queen looked very pleased.

(The Moore column in question, dated May 12, is here.)