A lady like no other

Most of us are fortunate enough to know someone we regard as a "special person". If we are extremely blessed, once or twice in our lifetime we may come into contact with that incredibly small group of very special souls – people who leave their mark on everyone they meet.
Queen Elizabeth the Second is such a person.

Britain's longest-ever serving monarch has presided over some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable. And she has done so in her own inimitable way, cleary understanding one critical thing: her job is to serve.
CORONATION DAY: Elizabeth becomes Queen, succeeding her late father, King George VI.
For 70 long and sometimes tempestuous years she has been the most wonderful of servants to her country and people. Through armed conflicts, through economic turbulence; through personal tragedy; through times when the House of Windsor's popularity has waned temporarily (such as the death of Princess Diana). Whatever has been thrown at her, the Queen has been equal to...