The death of Queen Elizabeth II marks the end of an era not only for the British people but also for the Commonwealth people and indeed the whole world considering the standards he fought for and the values he reached. He broke the record for the oldest king in power and the oldest queen. He made 247 Commonwealth visits. I especially remember the 1997 visit to India which was not a wholesale success but the Queen bears all the criticisms produced by this in silence.
I remember being a vacation at my preparation school on the day he married Phillip Duke from Edinburgh in the 1940s and I spent the day at the house of the master of a feudal Sir Westrow Hulse, which gave us a glass of Sherry even though this was not approved by our Principal.
Then came an extraordinary coronation ceremony. I consider it far more seriously spending the night on the London’s Trafalgar Square sidewalk with my younger sister waiting to watch the coronation procession passing by. I was very impressed with the pipe and drum gurkha and by the figure of the beautiful Queen Sālote Tonga. I never thought that I would be more than 80 when the woman would be crowned to die. For royalists like me, he represented everything we believed to be represented by the constitutional king. He stood for dignity, honor, and what was important in the past and future. The Queen respects tradition but not someone who is not liked. He has a desire for nature and animals, especially horses and dogs.
He is a family person and deals with the problems presented by his children to him dignified. Whatever his views about the difficulties of marriages of his children, he continues to do his job, without commenting on family problems. The unity of the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland and Scotland is very important for him. At the same time, he was the head of the British Church and as an Anglican responded to his global religion responsibilities very seriously. As BBC said, she “Basically, a woman who is very strong and modest. There is no glory for him. “
The queen was replaced by her son Charles, who held the longest king’s record in waiting. He has been waiting to take over office control. Unlike the queen, he is not a man who is very patient and often speaks when he approves or does not agree with events and ideas.
This has brought him to the public argument that has been avoided by the queen. Divorce from Diana who is very popular and marriage to Camilla involves her in a bad controversy with the press. But he has been riding on it and now might take over from the queen smoothly. But there will be opposition to him.
There are no anti-royalist political parties. But there are people who do not approve of the monarchy and prefer republicanism with the head of state chosen by politicians, as India did. The new celebration from Platinum Jubilee Ratu Elizabeth shows its popularity and popularity of monarchy. However, there may be questions about the wealth of monarchy and the cost for the nation. There is also a problem of Scottish nationalism. If, and that is if it is very large, Scotland will become independent, Charles will be able to rule in both countries or will he be reduced to the King of England and Wales and maybe northern Ireland?
One of the keys to the success of Queen Elizabeth is his rejection to be directly involved in politics. He had met every weekly prime minister from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss, which he met only the day before he died. We know a little or not at all about what he says to them but it is very difficult to believe that a woman with her strength will only sit and listen to the notes of political events. He certainly wants, at least, make advice. However, there is no record of his side. The relationship between Charles and the Prime Minister may not be so free from public controversy because
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