Our bank holiday weekend of jubilee coverage had something for everyone

The jubilee provided an opportunity for reflection and there were a number of interesting conclusions drawn by Voices contributors, writes Harriet Williamson

The past four days have been particularly action-packed for many of us in the media (Reuters)

Whether you’re a staunch royalist, literally swathed in union jack bunting, or more of a republican, enjoying the extra bank holiday with one eyebrow slightly raised, our coverage of the Queen’s platinum jubilee on Voices provided something for readers of all stripes.

The Independent’s race correspondent, Nadine White, wrote passionately and eloquently about her discomfort at seeing so much uncritical media coverage of the celebrations – and the monarchy itself – fuelled in part by a chronic lack of racial diversity in UK journalism.

She writes: “It is quite possible to celebrate the Queen’s life, as a human being, and empathise with the desires of her family and fans alike to lavish her with praise, without blindly lauding the institution that was only made viable through slavery and the oppression of those deemed racially and socially inferior.”