7 years ago, history teacher Renan Giovanetti Françozo surprised the students of a municipal school in Lençóis Paulista (SP) by proposing, while they were studying the United Kingdom, that they send a letter to Queen Elizabeth II.
The surprise at the proposal of the message was surpassed only by the receipt of a response from the monarch, who died this Thursday (8), at the age of 96.
“The feeling at the time was one of surprise. We did not imagine that the queen would respond to a letter from students at a school in the interior of Brazil”, recalls the teacher.
The letter sent to the monarch contained a photo of the class along with the flags of Brazil and England. Buckingham Palace’s response came in less than two months, through a lady-inperson in charge of representing the queen:
“The Queen wants me to write and thank you all for your letter and the beautiful photograph you have attached,” it read.
“Her Majesty thought it kind of you to tell her about yourselves and your recent studies at school on the subject of British history, and while she cannot respond to you personally, the Queen was keen to hear your views and appreciated your words of support. .”
“As I hope you understand, due to the huge number of birth cards and messages received by Her Majesty in recent months, it has not been possible to respond to you until now.”
“The Queen was delighted to hear from you, however, and I have attached a postcard from Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh, which I hope you enjoy receiving.”
Before sending the letter from the students, then aged 13 and 14, Françozo had already sent a message to the Queen on the occasion of the second anniversary of her reign, as a form of congratulations.
“A year earlier I had sent a private letter to the queen, even though she was in the castle where she just died. She answered the letter, the ladies who answer for her, right? But I sent the letter to London,” she recalls.
Now, the professor reports the sadness he felt when he learned of the death of the monarch, who had the longest government in the history of England – it was 70 years ahead of the functions of the throne. For him, this period was marked by stability.
“We are saddened by the death of a person who brought stability to the world and to England”, he adds.
The professor also points out that he does not know what will become of the reign of Charles III, but that what is being drawn “is a transitional reign for the next generation, which will probably be Prince William”.
(*Under supervision of Bárbara Brambila)
Source: CNN Brasil
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