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Queen Elizabeth kept her opinions to herself and quietly cleaned up the mess. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

The queen got on with the job of serving — something everyone should do

Queen Elizabeth kept her opinions to herself and quietly cleaned up the mess

Queen Elizabeth II puts on lipstick in the Royal Box at the Windsor Horse Show on May 11, 1985. Prince Phillip was about to enter the dressage ring with his horse team. (David Levenson/Getty Images)

The Queen was my mother’s style icon, but my dad wasn’t a fan

I felt curious grief, gut-wrenching sadness at the passing of a woman I did not know and had never me

The Queen And Prince Philip On Tour In Kiribati, South Pacific (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth – the monarch who had to adjust from Empire to Commonwealth

The late British monarch played a low-key role in helping to keep the commonwealth together through many disputes about race

A person holds their phone with a screensaver of Queen Elizabeth II who died this afternoon on September 8, 2022 in London, England. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born in Bruton Street, Mayfair, London on 21 April 1926. She married Prince Philip in 1947 and acceded the throne of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth on 6 February 1952 after the death of her Father, King George VI. Queen Elizabeth II died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8, 2022, and is survived by her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Andrew, Duke Of York and Edward, Duke of Wessex. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Should South Africans really care that the Queen of England is dead?

With the passing of Elizabeth II, the monarchy is set to lose credibility, visibility and popular appeal, according to recent polls

British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, and Queen Elizabeth, chat at a party for the Heads of State gathered here for the Commonwealth Conference. (Getty Images)

The fifteen prime ministers who served under Queen Elizabeth’s reign

Conservative Party’s Liz Truss met sovereign two days before her death

Charles could adopt his mother’s quiet, moderate ways, for stability in a time of crisis, or use his power to act on his passion for environmental issues. (Photo by Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth’s smartest political choice was to do as little as possible

Charles could adopt his mother’s quiet ways for stability in a time of crisis, or use his power to act on his passion for environmental issues

Queen Elizabeth II died last month in Balmoral. (Suzanne Plunkett/Getty Images)

Where to now for the monarchy as Queen Elizabeth II dies

The 96-year-old monarch died peacefully in Balmoral on Thursday afternoon

Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96

Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96

The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral, in Scotland, on Thursday afternoon, surrounded by family