Farm Life - a royal thank you

by Roger Hill

Seventy years of working life is a long time. Her Majesty the Queen has kept going through thick and thin with retirement not even a consideration. She has much in common with farmers who never stop working completely. Instead we like to stay involved by helping the younger generation.

The Queen is a country person at heart, with a passionate love of animals and a deep understanding of nature. She is in tune with the rhythm of the seasons and is always aware of what is happening in the farming world. She has passed on her knowledge to her family just as we do. Prince Charles in particular has taken it one step further with his enthusiasm at Highgrove and throughout the Duchy. Whenever he visits his tenants he is certainly relaxed and very much at home.

We owe a huge debt to our longest serving monarch and June sees celebrations across Devon. Villages like ours gather together, which is so important, with music, sports, teas, flower festivals and plenty of chat.

I hope we shall make Her Majesty proud. Enjoy the Jubilee. I doubt if we shall witness a Platinum one again. ‘Til next time, Roger #TuppertheTractor (website: quoit-at-cross.co.uk)

Getting ready for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee