Queen's birthday reminds us that respect for the crown is alive and well in New Zealand. Charles and Camilla were welcomed on their tour here pre-Covid. People found that Charles is not the ‘loon' we've been led to believe, he is a courteous, kind, intelligent man.

Enterprises begun previously still flourish; a business, organic farming at Highgrove.

When young, Charles delighted his small brothers with his invented stories. In 1980 the stories were published in book form, the proceeds to go to his famous Prince's Trust Charity Fund.

Today, time and changing attitudes have smoothed the furore of disapproval for Charles and Camilla as Harry quoted wistfully on television a while ago, ‘time heals everything'. No doubt the Queen hopes her next birthday will be happier, with the turmoil around Harry and Megan also healed, and the publicity circus ended. We hope so too.

Margaret Whitwell, Judea.