Mah-Mah @ 80

…For very nearly 60 of those 80 years, she has been my dahling mahmah…

Excerpt from Prince Charles’ Tribute to the Queen on her 80th birthday

Maybe it was just me, but when His Royal Highness uttered the words ’60 of those 80 year’, I sensed a note of resentful resignantion. Y’know the sort of tone in one’s voice that suggests that one has finally accepted that one shall never be crowned King.