The Queen and the King
Each year at Christmas, the late Queen Elizabeth would mention Jesus in her traditional address to her people. He was more to her than a cultural reference. He was an inspiration, a master, and a friend. For all the difference between the sovereign of England and the carpenter of Nazareth, one could feel her deep understanding in the way she spoke of Him. It was clear that she had come to approach her own place and her mission in the world by contemplating His. Theirs was a fraternal relationship. After all, was she not a Queen, and He a King? They shared in the divine unction which makes kings since the prophet Samuel anointed David.