I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year ‘Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.’ And he replied, ‘Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better that light, and safer than a known way.’  Minnie Louise Haskins

On February 6, 2017, Queen Eliza made global and British history, at 90 years of age, she became the longest lived and longest reigning monarch and female head of state. The United Kingdom, and by the grace of God, reigning sovereign, and head of state of 16 Commonwealth Realms (over which she has served as Queen and head of state) and the 52-member Commonwealth Community, joined her in commemorating her Sapphire Jubilee (65 years) as Queen of the United Kingdom and head of the Commonwealth Community of nations. The make up in the community is 16 realms, 31 republics (such as Malawi) and 5 with their own monarchs. Continue reading MY TAKE ON IT: As Queen Elizabeth marks Sapphire Jubilee, can others take her leaf? →