The Hanover World Report

    Originally published during the lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II (February 2022), this piece is being reprised following the state funeral of the late British monarch. It has been supplemented with notations, in red italics. This reprise is being released in advance of any announcements concerning the details of the next coronation, and the speculations offered herein are just that: speculations: Open speculation about the next coronation at Westminster Abbey has always been a bit of no-no in the United Kingdom. As it is considered by many Britons to be in poor taste to discuss such things while Britain’s much-revered current monarch is yet living, the topic is regarded as something of a taboo.  Tut-tutting and editorial pearl clutching over the topic may be just a bit duplicitous, however, since, in reality, such speculations occur frequently enough. It is all happening now, in fact, and has been for some time behind closed doors as the House of Windsor comes to grips with how bes

  London, UK One of the more striking ripple effects of the American Revolution upon the English-speaking world apparent on this extraordinarily significant date is the fact that if one were to ask just about any citizen of the most potent of the English-speaking nations on earth what the significance of this day is, they would respond with a shrug. “Super Bowl Sunday is next Sunday,” they might answer. Across the United States, Americans are currently in the process of inviting family and friends to Super Bowl parties which, next Sunday, will be held in homes and pubs across the country, from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific; from the Mexican border to the Canadian (and beyond). Pizza and Buffalo wings will be ordered, purchased, and consumed in unimaginable quantities next weekend, and emergency rooms will be busy the following Monday. Today, betting Americans are fiddling with their hand-held devices as they use sportsbook apps to place wagers either on the LA Rams or the Cinci