The 70 years on the throne of Elizabeth II, who will never abdicate: “the Crown first of all”

Today the queen Elizabeth II reaches the milestone of 70 years on the throne. Become sovereign at only twenty-six years oldon the death of his father George VI, the February 6, 1952was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Queen Elizabeth is the longest-seated sovereign of England, having lustered the previous record holder, the Queen. Victory (his great-great-grandmother) who, with his 23 thousand thousand days of reign, had managed to overcome King George III.

Yet ad “retire” – despite the ailments of his 95 yearsdespite the death last April of her beloved husband Philip that his “strength” – Elizabeth he doesn’t think about it at all. The real experts interviewed by The Telegraph just in view of the Platinum Jubilee of the sovereign, which falls today, in fact, but will be celebrated in the United Kingdom from 2 to 5 June. The Queen “will never abdicate,” as the journalist explained Penny Juniorbecause «in seventy years on the throne he always put the monarchy first“. And he will continue to do so. The historian is of the same opinion Suzannah Lipscomb: “Her Majesty has always been faithful to one principle:”Duty first, then yourself“”. This was demonstrated, to take the most recent example, by his reaction to the sex scandal that has engulfed the son Andrew of York. When it became known that the prince will be tried in America for abuse of a minor, the mother queen reacted like a steamroller. He deprived Andrea of ​​the title of Royal Highness, of patronage and military honors. Showing, according to Lipscomb, “great integrity“:”He put the Crown first“. As always.

Certain, sooner or later the time will come Charles of England, the longest-awaited heir to the throne in UK history. The experts interviewed by Telegraph they judge him “An extraordinary man” who “inspires sincere affection in millions of people”. But when the crown rests on a male head, Professor Lipscomb prophesies, nothing will be the same again. No man will be able to replace adequately the “maternal presence” of the queen. Charles will find himself with an inheritance – accompanied by inevitable, continuous confrontations – that is really difficult to sustain: “The queen during all the political and cultural changes that took place in seventy years of reign was a solid and constant anchor for the people British. I believe she will be remembered as the UK mother“.

A “mother” that the British people will never abandon her. Not by choice of her, at least. In a speech made on the occasion of her twenty-first birthday, Elizabeth promised her subjects: “My whole life, be it short or long, will be in the service of you and of our country“. Now that her beloved husband Filippo is dead, and despite the ailments of her age which in her last months forced her to give up various institutional commitments, she has certainly not changed her mind. The queen will never retire. Because for her the word “abdication” is taboo. He hasn’t wanted to listen to her since 1936, the year in which he was uncle Edward VIII she left the throne to her father, George VI, to be able to marry the American adventurer Wallis Simpson. That decision was judged a betrayal, a failure to fulfill a duty that is a lifetime commitment. The Queen, her subjects, will never “betray” them.