The Queen’s story reminded me of my own mother having an arranged marriage at the age of 19 to my dad in India, who she hardly knew. She was promised a green and pleasant land and she got the outskirts of Glasgow. ✍️ayeshahazarika
And that is the story of many an immigrant who just had to get on with it. Perhaps that’s why there is such strong affection particularly among older immigrants of my parents’ generation, who answered the call of the Queen and country, left their own families and came to Britain as doctors, nurses, shop keepers, engineers and all the other professions which helped build this country into the powerhouse it became.cut so deep.
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