I said this ten years ago during the Diamond Jubilee celebrations

The Prince of Wales said last night 'And we're now celebrating the life and service of a very special person, over the last 60 years.' This is not true. The Queen is a good constitutional monarch but is not a very special person at all and humble enough to know that it is the crown that is special not the woman who wears it. Through no fault of hers, she has reigned over 60 in many ways disastrous years.