Irish Examiner view: Will a disunited kingdom be healed?

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a visit to Manchester Cathedral last year. 2

After 70 years, Britain is in the market for a new national anthem. ‘God Save The Queen’, which has served the country since 1953, will be retired with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Neatly encapsulating a reign which began almost 70 years ago is nigh on impossible, though there are plenty of milestones to show the churn of history in that time.