24 OCTOBER 1998, Page 33

Sir: If, as Alison Weir says, 'No monarch before or

since was ever held in such affec- tion,' how was it that Elizabeth I never dared to set foot across the Trent throughout her reign? That the film Elizabeth features Durham Cathedral, Alnwick Castle and other magnificent northern buildings the Queen never set eyes on is indeed ironic.

Alan Myers

57 Moss Way, Hitchin, Herts