The passing of Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) brings to mind a few aspects of her life and personality. Society constantly searches for female leaders to learn from. QEII was not only a lesson in diplomacy, but also in science.

Scientific Tidbits About QEII

She retained her memory and cognitive functions up to 96 years of life.

Drinking at least 4 cocktails a day certainly defied recent studies showing brain damage from ‘the first drink of alcohol’. QEII liked to imbibe gin and champagne. Cheers to the resilient hippocampus!

She demonstrated that diamonds are not always a girl’s best friend.

A carbon formation that changes from a pencil that most throw away, to a shiny structure that people kill for. Carrying a diamond close to 106-carats, QEII stopped wearing the ‘quite heavy’ crown. Natheless, she didn’t overtly persuade David Cameron to return Koh-i-Noor that was stolen from a 5-year-old Indian kid. Maybe because the monarch is expected to “be seen not heard”.

She accepted a job at the age of 21 that most 80-year-old people cannot manage.

It sets quite an example in leadership to serve a country at an age when most “frat boys” have prefrontal cortices too underdeveloped to soundly judge their liquor consumption. QEII’s level of reasoning and impulse control signifies work ethic and dedication to duty that we do not see in the age of “quiet quitting”. 

Bottom line: A leader that Nelson Mandela considered a friend, QEII exemplified a woman leading with dignity, wit, and style.

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