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We all know that ‘never complain, never explain’ is a mantra that has long guided the best strands of royal life — not that Meghan got the email.
Attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, adopted by the Queen Mother, and still holding sway among the top rank as the Queen died at Balmoral, it was an aphorism that smacked of a stoicism and get-on-with-life resilience that we considered a very British aspiration.
But there is also a time for respect, and this important juncture in our national story is that moment. And it doesn’t merely apply to wearing a black tie. However, it does require an acceptance that sport is not itself a matter of life and death, even if the Premier League is the closest phenomenon to religion that we have in modern Britain, eclipsing even our exalting of the NHS.
A one week postponement is not too much to ask for after the Queen's long service
Is one weekend off for our national game too much to ask?
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