The title of this article is not merely to content our Spanish or Italian speakers, make fun of the late – astonishingly attractive Austro – Hungarian Empress; once and still known amongst specified academics for having some of the sauciest non-encripted correspondence ever recorded with a doctor in all of human history. Nor is it to facilitate what we may all be imagining now — but rather play on all of that and beyond as life can be truly filled with surprises both private and public; such as appointing someone whom some commentators are already describing not merely as the prettiest woman to have ever headed an entire intelligence agency but actually possibly be blessed with looks so universally appeasing she may well be remembered, in time to come, prettier than any Bond girl real or fake.

But in reality it shouldn’t have been a surprise at all when Blaise Metrev was appointed the head of Mi6 and determinedly placed alngside Anne Keast-Butler (see article )currently heading Great Britain’s GCHQ (an institution so important both domestically and abroad with an internal organisational structure of such encompassing [not even mentioning other 5 Eye partner responsibilities] that were the entire US defence communicational capacity ever compromised. It alone would have the responsibility to run all US security communication — until its inevitable reactivation) as evidently she was not to be the sole female inhabiting the upper echelons of the British establishment’s intelligence pantheon.

Yet it’s truly difficult perhaps beyond “difficult” to underestimate the significance of this glorious milestone in our established history. Yet if we really think about it for a second and contemplate upon the realisation of women heading 2 of the 3 available top tier intelligence positions all of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have to offer— the most demanding, complex and trustworthy jobs to exist on the planet – period – you begin to get a sense at least.

What really was a surprise however is that, 111 years after the retained suffragette stones and only 1 year after Queen Camilla reinstalled them within the global public psyche at a controversial Barbie event in Buckingham palace (see article), she may well become the historical marker of female equality, the tipping point beyond the 50% threshold in the most respected industry to have existed since Moses sent Twelve Spies into Canaan.

Who knew that it would have been Blaise Metreweli that may well have become the definitive consolidation of ideology realised? Yet it shouldn’t have been a surprise as, as stated we’ve been working as society for a touch over a century now to get us this far.

We can now finally say with confidence. It is now a reality to not think of women equally but know it and any other opinion is simply historical — who on earth could possibly argue this point with another women now positioned into such an import role; the ignorant only.

In fact it’s so important — just like some women really are saying oui oui oui from Canada to France others are beyond the 636 million Spanish alone really saying si si si and no doubt even Queen Letizia herself has more than a smile on her face.  And what woman and forward thinking competent 21st century male wouldn’t be pleased. Now Metreweli personally heads the international intelligence agency that is directly responsible for the safety and security of circa 69.3 million souls throughout all of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, that’s circa 17 million individuals beyond Empress Sisi would ever have had the privilege of representing as the Austro-Hungarian Empire entered its peak population point in 1914 with around 52 million inhabitants. A moment in time that even the royals of the era wouldn’t feel the need to enjoy the encrypted luxuries of our WhatsApp messages today — no matter what you were saying beyond the military and certified state secret. Empress Sisi included and testament to that whilst corresponding about her daily life — but certainly not banal chit chat revolving around, jewels, empire or god knows what.