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Elizabeth II, the commitments of 2021 have already jumped. And she turns to pop

It should have started under the best auspices, or so it seemed on paper, but put aside the enthusiasm for the farewell to a year to forget even Queen Elizabeth had to touch reality: 2021, at least for a while, will be a worthy heir of 2020.

And as if the already numerous real worries were not enough, from the third son Andrea, holed up in private life after his involvement in the Epstein scandal, and his nephew Harry, one day given for “reborn” in California and the one after “shadow of himself” (the gossip are struggling to find a common line) the Coronavirus emergency does not seem to have any intention of leaving London, forcing His Majesty to give up the usual habits.

From Windsor, where the queen is having yet another lockdown, news has come of the cancellation of all spring garden parties, one of the most popular social occasions at Buckingham Palace, that with the arrival of summer opens its doors to about 30 thousand people every year. Three different events, in May, in the sign of a tradition introduced in 1860, a way for the monarch to meet the elite of the beautiful world, but also people who have distinguished themselves for some particular merit. The last garden party dates back to 2019 when much was still to come, including Megxit.

The queen would not be particularly distressed by this renunciation, inevitable considering the situation, but to cause more anguish could be another appointment that will certainly miss, that of February 6, the day on which the death of his father George VI occurs, disappeared in Sandringham in 1952. The queen, who usually spend the Christmas holidays in that residence, always stays until the date of the death of her parent, to whom she was very attached, to celebrate her in meditation. In 2021, unless sudden schedule changes occur, it will not be possible to honor this appointment, which has never been missed in 69 years. The only consolation is the closeness of her husband Filippo.

And it is on him that the attention of the sovereign is focusing, preparations for the duke’s 100th birthday were already in full swing. Will it be enough for her to keep busy? Not at all. The Queen in these hours he is making a name for himself also for another reason: the CCLA, which is the investment fund of the Anglican Church (on which, needless to say, she commands, being at the head of the Church itself) has acquired the copyrights of some of the biggest hits of recent years. A total of 24 thousand songs, all famous, like All I Want For Christmas by Mariah Carey e Umbrella by Rihanna. In this capacity, Her Majesty does not mind at all, in the past she had already been associated with pop culture, immortalized in many multicolored portraits, even in street art version. “Partner”, so to speak, in his latest adventure, Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, another unsuspected but with a flair for business.

Times have really changed, no doubt about it. That the next garden party holds some unusual surprises? The appointment to mark on the agenda, at this point, is for May 2022.

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