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It was very poignant and personal because the queen is not somebody who tends to wear her heart on her sleeve and talk with such affection, i think, so publicly and that is what made it different and as i say, not surprising after the year she has had. looking back at prince philip's death but also i think she looked forward, to 2022, didn't she? it is a big year, a historic year. in february, she will be the first british monarch ever to have achieved 70 years on the throne, her platinumjubilee and that is what 2022 is going to be about. she talked about the commonwealth baton relay, the comm...