For the first time in most of our living memory, we have a new monarch.
During her long reign, Queen Elizabeth II represented stability, heritage and the status quo, and her image as monarch was what mattered most.
In her lifetime, she gave only a handful of interviews. The British public built its image of her personality mainly from photographs – there are quite a few; after all, she was one of the most photographed individuals in history. And from the odd news story describing her reaction to something; her alleged comments about Brexit, in January 2019, was a notable example.
