Britain will celebrate the long reign of the 96-year-old queen from Thursday. The celebration of a nation recovering from a corona pandemic is expected to be joyful and valuable.
29.5. 13:11 • Updated May 29th. 13:40
In the UK, souvenir shops are filled with anniversary products.
The queen’s corgis are also considered. Pets are available from stuffed to mechanical dancing pets. There is already a shortage of mugs, towels and spoons due to high demand.
Officially, the celebration begins on Thursday. Outdoor events and concerts are held across the UK.
Queen ** Elizabeth II ** has been more popular than the rest of the royal family throughout her reign. According to experts, this week’s celebration is also a way to strengthen the position of the British court, which is rotten in many hustle and bustle.
The queen who fell ill with the corona has reduced her public duties during the spring. His son, a 73-year-old prince Charles read for the first time the Queen’s speech at the opening of the parliamentary term earlier in May. As the successor to his mother, he also plays a prominent role in celebratory events, including the Trooping the Color ceremony.
However, the Queen is believed to be coming to flash the crowd from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. He will also attend the changing of the ceremony to the best of his ability.
– The monarchy is not elected. Its significance is measured through the people gathered in the streets, says a historian to AP, a news agency that wrote about the subject.Robert Lacey. He has worked as an expert in the series The Crown, which describes the life of the royal family.
– If no one shows up under the balcony, the monarch doesn’t matter. In the case of the Queen, the situation is the opposite. People don’t wait to get to celebrate the queen, Lacey reflects.
The range of guests and performers is wide. There are groups from a number of countries in the British Commonwealth. During her reign, the Queen has had time to visit several states from the Caribbean to Asia.
That is why the Caribbean-African community in London is celebrating the anniversary of flamingo in the parade. Dancers dressed in zebras and giraffes are reminiscent of 1952, when Elizabeth learned to become ruler after her father, George VI.
Although the end of the reign will inevitably loom in the coming years, a 100-year milestone is also possible.
– The queen is fond of greetings. He sends the card to all Britons who turn 100. Maybe in four years he’ll put a card in the mail for himself, apricot writer of the queen’s biography Robert Hartman.