The festivities of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II will end today.
London in jubilation will have seen the frail sovereign dressed in periwinkle blue on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Around Her Majesty, holding on almost with ropes: her cousin the Duke of Kent, 10 years her junior, then Charles, looking fragrant next to his Camilla, and, finally, the handsome and young Cambridges, flanked by their adorable children.
No balcony for Harry and Meghan
Having decided to migrate to California, they are no longer active members of the royal family.
Grandmother had a hard time cashing in on their little “television therapy” session with Pope Oprah Winfrey.
As for Andrew, officially ill, Mom assigned him to think in his room.
The steps to avoid a trial for sexual assault in the United States must have cost him a few rivers of diamonds. She has had her cup of tea full.
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A force of nature
During these 70 years, Elizabeth II will have respected her oath to reign until the end of her life, and this, without ever revealing what it will have cost her.
Whether one is for or against the monarchy, the lady commands respect.
A lifetime of never complain, never explain “. In other words: Shut up, Lilibeth, and endure!
A precept that the other members of the royal family have never managed to observe with such rigor.
Perhaps we witnessed one of the last public appearances of this great monarch who will take with her a whole piece of history…
Seeing her frail, yet dignified, leaning on her cane, I reflected that Her Majesty was crowned as Prime Minister under Winston Churchill and might well be laid to rest under Boris Johnson. What a pity…