There were many who hoped for a similar meeting of minds by saying they were reading Harry Potter, but to this the Queen (who had no time for fantasy) invariably said briskly, ‘Yes. …she had begun to perform her duties with a perceived reluctance: she laid foundation stones with less élan and what few ships there were to launch she sent down the slipway with no more ceremony than a toy boat on a pond, her book always waiting.įurthermore, instead of small-talk about the weather, the Queen starts asking people what they are reading – which can put one on the spot… This new hobby is somewhat annoying for her staff because she’d rather be reading than cutting ribbons/ giving speeches/ opening buildings. The story is simple – late in Her Majesty’s life, she discovers a love for reading. Stands to reason then, that Alan Bennett’s The Uncommon Reader was a smashing success for me.
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