“I promise before all of you that my whole life, long or short, will be dedicated to your service and to the service of the great imperial country to which we belong.” The Queen isabel II of England, who died this Thursday at the age of 96, was on her way in 1947 with these words to the citizens of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth from Cape Town, South Africa.
He was 21 years old and still held the title of princess. There were still four years to go. Lilibet, as she was affectionately known in the royal family, became Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of England after the untimely death of her father. Now her reign ends, and a large number of Britons mourn the loss convinced that her sovereign fulfilled her promise to “devote herself to the service of the country”, not only as head of state, also as an essential figure in the transition of power.
Throughout her 70-year reign, Elizabeth II has seen a constant coming and going of British prime ministers, 11 Conservatives and 4 Labor. In total, she has met 15 occupants of number 10 Downing Street and, with each and every one of them, the sovereign has appeared in private weekly audiences to discuss government issues. More specifically, for “advise and warn“to his officials, as the UK monarch must maintain a politically neutral stance.
Thus, from Winston Churchill, who was born in 1874, to Liz Truss, who gave his approval this Tuesday, queen elizabeth ii established relations, more or less close, with the prime ministers of the United Kingdom. And despite the fact that information about the meetings has never been leaked from Buckingham Palace, biographers of the British royal family have revealed data for years.
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