AT 8pm, Big Ben tolled out above the rooftops, echoing down the river. In the dark gloom and eerie silence of Hyde Park, a loyal band of exhausted mourners that huddled together sighed and bowed their heads. As the UK observed a minute’s silence to reflect on the life and legacy of their monarch, London was a city that stood sombre, transformed and transfixed. Ten days after Queen Elizabeth’s death, the mood seemed to have shifted from sorrow to gratitude. A society fractured since the deep chasm inflicted on them by Brexit six years ago, this national event of mourning...