Queen Elizabeth II, who has just died at the age of 96, was not only the sovereign of a people, but also, in her own way, the queen of the world, and therefore a little ours. Seven decades of reign, far from the political grub and always above the parties. Symbol of permanence and long time, Elizabeth II will have succeeded, according to events, to consolidate the monarchy in the heart of her subjects by being both a figure of moral authority and a maternal face. Like all of the world press, L’Express could not miss this royal farewell. In our dossier of the week, do not miss the great story of our correspondent in London. You will know everything, or almost, about the sovereign, from her sense of duty established as a cardinal virtue to the divorces of three of her four children, including the fire at Windsor Castle in 1992. You may not have known not but L’Express was born when Elizabeth II ascended the throne. And the newspaper naturally followed the first steps of the young queen, as evidenced by our precious archives brought out for the occasion. In this issue, we are also interested in the new King Charles III, who has not inherited his mother’s reputation… Once the period of mourning is over, his task will be arduous and the challenges many in this United Kingdom. who has never seemed so disunited. Of this new king, we know the sensitivity to the environmental cause. But it is another facet, much less glorious, that you will discover in our columns: that of a great follower of alternative medicine and other eccentric therapies. Shocking!
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Elizabeth II, the farewell in majesty – The file of L’Express
