Lord Black on 60 Glorious Years

Conrad Black: Queen Elizabeth has not only lived long, she’s prospered in her role Conrad Black Feb 4, 2012 – 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: Feb 3, 2012 3:45 PM ET It does not seem like 60 years ago that my late brother said to our half-asleep parents as we departed early for school: “There was a bug in my cereal, and by the way, the King is dead.” A much admired man, only 56, there were some comparisons between George VI and then U.S. president Harry S. Truman, as men who had not sought the greatest offices for which they were eligible, neither expected nor wished them, but acquitted them admirably when they were thrust upon them. 60 years of Photos of Our Sovereign Lady.