Buckingham Palace in the UK officially announced that Queen Elizabeth II of the UK died in Balmoral Fort, Scotland on September 8, 2022 local time at the age of 96.
According to Global Times , British Sky News said that after Elizabeth II 's death, Prince Charles immediately became the new monarch of Britain. The national mourning period in the UK has begun and will continue until the Queen's funeral, which is expected to be held 10 days after the Queen's death. British media said the queen's body will be transferred to Buckingham Palace and may stay there for five days. King Charles will sign the final plan in the coming days.
April 21, 1947, , who was still a princess at the time, said in his 21st birthday speech:
"I swear in front of all of you that, no matter whether this life is short or long, I will devote my life to all the people of the Commonwealth and the imperial family we belong to, and devote my life.
The legend of Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II was born on April 21, 1926. She is the eldest daughter of the late King of England George VI , she was 1999 Ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on June 2, 1953. He was the longest-reigning monarch in history.
Elizabeth had a peaceful and pleasant childhood. She and her parents, Duke of York, never thought of inheriting the throne. However, in 1936, Elizabeth's uncle Edward VIII insisted on marrying Mrs. Simpson, who had divorced twice, and abdicated. Sudden changes changed Elizabeth's life. Her father Albert inherited the throne and was George VI.
Legend succeeded: "The tree is a princess, the tree is a queen"
During World War II , the entire Europe was bombarded by Germany, and the British Isles, including the Buckingham Palace where the king was located, were not spared. In 1940, in order to appease countless children displaced by the war, Elizabeth made his first public speech through radio. In 1945, Elizabeth persuaded her father to allow her to join a group of women supporting the war, where her number was No. 230873, known as "Lieutenant Elizabeth Windsor II".
1939, Elizabeth met Prince Philip, who was studying there in the Naval School. She fell in love with her at first sight. In 1947, Philip Philip gave up the right to inherit the throne, changed his nationality and religious beliefs, and married Elizabeth on November 20 of that year.
1952, when Elizabeth and Philip visited Kenya, they received the bad news that their father, King George VI, died. At the moment she succeeded to the throne, she was in a hotel in a tree. This experience was called "up the tree is a princess, and down the tree is a queen. "
Early in the throne, she maintained Commonwealth solidarity
After Elizabeth ascended the throne, she faced a disintegrating sunset empire with a weakening of military and economic discourse around the world, and a gradually disintegrating Commonwealth organization. She constantly tried to maintain the special relationship between the former colonies and Britain, and at some point - South Africa - she made important contributions to maintaining this relationship.
Queen Elizabeth is very conservative in religion, moral standards and family affairs, but in a sense it is also trying to set a good example of morality and family, maintaining the unity of Britain and the Commonwealth countries to a certain extent. According to the latest poll conducted in Australia, the monarchy's approval rating has reached the last 40 years. The highest was that only 34% of respondents supported the replacement of the queen with elected heads of state, and in 1999, 57% of the people believed that the monarchy should be banned.
ultra-long standby to survive 15 prime ministers and 13 US presidents
February 6, 2022, Elizabeth II celebrated the 70th anniversary of his ascension to the throne. Become The longest-reigning leader of the world ever. It surpassed the record of seven months and two days for her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, in 263. The Queen has always been called "ultra-long standby", and her reign spanned the era after World War II. Last June, when the Queen greeted Biden at Windsor Castle, he was already the 13th US president to meet.Since Truman , she has seen something about the US president except Lyndon Johnson .
In the UK, she has experienced 15 British Prime Ministers . From the "father-like" Churchill to the cold Thatcher , from the proud Blair to Aunt Mei who loves to wear leopard prints, to Johnson and the newly appointed third female prime minister Trass, the Queen witnessed the rise and fall of an empire.
70 years the queen has been a symbol of Britain
This year, on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II of the UK, Britain once again launched a survey on whether to retain the royal family and monarch, and the queen's approval rating exceeded imagination.
Data released by the polling agency IPSOS shows that 68% of people agree that Britain maintains a monarchy, up 8 percentage points from November last year. Nearly 90% (86%) of respondents said they were satisfied with the queen, far more than the support the monarchy itself received, and only 10% (7%) were dissatisfied. Especially the older British people, they were extremely satisfied with the Queen. Among them, the support rate for the queen by the people born before 960 is as high as 91%; the support rate for the queen by the British between 1960 and 1980 is 72%; the support rate for the queen by the people born after 1980 is 67%. It can be seen that the Queen has a very high reputation in the hearts of the British people, especially in the minds of the British elderly. Elizabeth has always been able to maintain a delicate balance with the country and the government, which is also a symbol of Britain.
According to the UK's census this summer, the population over 70 years old in the UK is less than 13% of the total population, which means 87% of the UK are born in the "Elizabethan era".
Source: People's Daily, Global Times, Cover News
Editor: Nie Yue
Source: Global Times
