KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Not Gonna Lie, Queen Elizabeth Was Kinda Cool. “Elizabeth’s greatest accomplishment was being more than the mere figurehead that she was supposed to be. I will never understand the Brits, but I do know that she mattered to the many I’ve met. It’s a safe bet that none of the King Olafs floating around in the Scandanavian countries are as important to their people.”