Crown jewel

She won’t quite do it live on television, but the Queen’s decision to tell the public she’s having the new Covid-19 vaccine is just the Happy Coronamas we need after this annus horribilis.

With her husband, Philip, nearing 100, and herself aged 94, this public acceptance of the jab is an understated but powerful piece of global leadership, given the recent rise in vaccine hesitancy.

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