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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Jean Johansson

I've enjoyed Platinum Jubilee celebrations but it's time for the Queen and monarchy to bow out

I went to a special effort to throw a party in my garden to toast not just one Queen but the many I have in my life, although they’re not the sort you’d find in Buckingham Palace.

For many a household across Scotland, the whole thing was an excuse to get drunk and enjoy a couple of days off work rather than “celebrating Her Majesty’s historic reign”.

Contrary to popular belief, I’m not a royalist.

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