On 12 January less than three months ago the coronavirus was confined to China only. But by 13 January the virus became a global problem. Cases were reported from South Korea Japan and Thailand. Soon the US followed. And slowly the numbers swelled across the globe and it turned into a pandemic.A work four years in the making Queen Corona Coronation is a poignant attempt to document the COVID19 pandemic that sent ripples across the entire world. From the everincreasing tally of new cases and new deaths to the everchanging everinconsistent guidance for keeping safe to the everelusive hunt for a vaccine these memoirs offer a unique perspective chronicling the monotony fear and uncertainty that gripped the entire world. Recounting both life under lockdown and the realities of life at sea in a slowly recovering world the author paints a stark picture of dread isolation and above all hope in an unprecedented time.