The Queen meets Boris Johnson in person again with weary resignation | John Crace

Why could they not carry on having their weekly meetings on Zoom, the monarch wondered

There was a knock on the door. Come in," said the Queen, her heart sinking. It was the moment she had been dreading. Why on earth couldn't she have carried on her weekly meetings with the prime minister on Zoom?

Not having to deal with Boris Johnson face to face had been one of the few upsides of the coronavirus lockdown. She couldn't stand the way he put his feet up on the furniture and generally acted as if he owned the place. There was only so much entitlement a Queen could take.