Mary Wallace, of Townstall, Totnes, writes:

I am assuming that Johnny Chick's letter is 'tongue in cheek', but to write such rubbish in the penultimate paragraph is unforgiveable - by 1951, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had been married 4 years and were the proud parents of two children- Prince Charles and Princess Anne.

Obviously, Mr Chick is no student of history.