A friendly handshake between fifth cousins, twice removed

This, from Charles Moore, in the current edition of The Spectator magazine:

The most moving thing was the photograph of the handshake of the Queen and her new Prime Minister. It is an excellent innovation to allow the ceremony to be seen, because it reminds people how the constitution works. After the days of uncertainty, we needed this more than usual. There is also something touching in seeing this beautiful old lady confer authority on a man who was minus 15 years old when she came to the throne. If it were not slightly unconstitutional to suggest it, I would add that the Queen looked very pleased.

It is a lovely photograph, and the Queen does, indeed, look delighted.

                                                                                                                                Picture: JOHN STILLWELL / PA