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I've just completed my third World Championships, representing England. Contrary to popular imagery, this is a game now dominated by youth; the new Champion is a mere 23 years old.

To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty, The Queen, I have dug out some favourite flags from Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee of 1897. I have been collecting antique flags since I was a teenager. These are now rare things, as they were inexpensively...