Interesting fact: the direction that the monarch faces on our coins alternates. George VI faced left, Elizabeth II faces right, and Charles (or whatever name he assumes) will face to the left.
I'm not a monarchist by any means, but I do like the Queen. I also find the inevitable transition interesting. Having a new monarch happens so infrequently, especially because of the Queen's own longevity, so it will be interesting to see what happens. Most of us have never had another monarch.
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