I am probably classed as a male stale pale dinosaur, but I guess due to my age etc. I can’t change that fact. And being a MSPD means that my attitude to mental health and wellbeing is somewhat outdated. However, the recent death of our Queen has stirred some emotions in me that I either didn’t know where there or were being subconsciously repressed. I imagine that I am not alone with these feelings or at least similar ones.

The strange thing is that the Queen was of a good age, and we all knew that what has happened now would have happened sooner rather than later. But that knowledge, and the logic that accompanies it, has not softened the blow. Strange creatures’ we humans.

Obviously, I have been watching very closely how the continued two plus years of pressure on conveyancers (and many others of course) have taken their toll. And whilst I haven’t been at the front line of conveyancing for some time now (and I often have feelings similar to survivors’ guilt about that), I imagine that many of you are in the process of letting go of any bottled-up emotions you have. Making a difficult time more difficult no doubt.

However, thinking about the Queen and her personality and traits; humble, hard-working, enthusiastic, humorous, empathetic, and compassionate and what difficulties she went through throughout her life brought me to one conclusion, that her main trait was that no matter what, and in due course, the show must go on. And I am sure the show is going on for many of you today, as there are exchanges and completions to deal with.

I really hope that all parties involved in the home buying and selling process can all take something positive from the Queens wonderful life and her passing, and that after her funeral has taken place and the world returns to some kind of normality, the blame game that seems to permeate it can be turned into something positive and constructive. I am a great believer that one should not judge someone until they have walked a mile in their shoes, and, before commenting on others one must try to understand their experiences, challenges and thought processes etc.

Some of you may like to write some words in the Royal Family’s Book of Condolences. Some messages will be shared with the Royal Family and the Book will be put into the Royal Archives.

Rob Hailstone is founder of the Bold Group, a network of conveyancers