| Hi everyone,
To all our friends and colleagues in the UK and to the Queen, we'd like to wish you a very happy Platinum Jubilee. Truly a once in a lifetime event, and your ultra-British three-day festival does seem kind of cool.
Elizabeth II is now on the 70th year of her illustrious reign, the longest in English history and only two years short of the longest-ruling monarch in history. The record is currently held by King Louis XIV of France, who died of gangrene 307 years ago. It's no simple accomplishment to have ruled this long, and in known history, only seven people have managed to retain a monarchy for more than 65 years.
Perhaps the key to Elizabeth's success is that the role of king and queen of England has been drastically reduced to a figurehead position, with all the critical decision-making powers deferred to Parliament. This way, not only is the blame for decisions rarely hers, but a revolution against the Queen would be absolutely pointless.
Still, it was comforting to see so many people celebrating and being genuinely happy today, and from the images, it seems everyone is enjoying themselves. Except for this little guy, who totally stole the show. He kind of looks like how I felt supporting bitcoin while the price was falling. Happy and proud on the inside, but definitely not enjoying the moment. | 