Author | LuLu
On the afternoon of September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom died in Balmoral Castle in Scotland at the age of 96!
This is unusually shocking news.
Although the Queen's physical condition has been much worse since the death of Prince Philip last year, and there are often worrying news, just two days ago, on September 6, the Queen personally met with the new British Prime Minister.
Although the back of the queen's hand, the color of the color is blue, causing suspicion, but the queen can still stand steadily, and with a smile, everyone feels that although the queen looks older, she is still in good shape.
I didn't expect that in just two days, the news of Anran's death would come out.
From her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952, to today, the Queen reigned for a total of 70 years, 7 months and 2 days, the longest reigning king in the United Kingdom, almost catching up with the world's longest reigning monarch, Louis XIV: 72 years, but Louis XIV and a half years old.
In mostly rainy England, the Queen is deliberately wearing these brightly coloured clothes
However, it is because of the queen's long standby, in everyone's heart always feels that the world is falling apart, the queen will always be there, wearing her rainbow-colored coat, wearing a hat, smiling and waving to the people, always elegant and decent, radiant.
During these 70 years, the Queen has appointed 15 British Prime Ministers and met with 14 Us Presidents.
The Queen will meet some of the Presidents of the United States
Obama, Trump, Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton, Ford
The Queen also met, at least 10 French presidents.
The Queen will meet some of the French presidents
Mitterrand, de Gaulle, Chirac
World War II, Cold War, collapse of the Soviet Union, Iraq War, British entry into the European Union and Brexit, Russo-Ukrainian War... These are the news that is out of reach for ordinary people, the Queen, has been through!
The Queen of Iron, the President of The Flowing Water, the Queen alone, is the whole century!
February 16, 1952, funeral of George VI
However, in the Queen's 96 years of life, she experienced the loss of her father by young people; The husband not only cheated on multiple times, but also maintained a long-term intimate relationship; Of the four children, Charles and Andrew, two sons are not instrumental;
Funeral of Princess Diana in 1997
Perhaps the most embarrassing moment of the Queen's life
The car accident of daughter-in-law Diana has caused the British royal family to experience an unprecedented existential crisis, even in the last few years of his life, his grandson Harry has also made a runaway... In short, everyone is a human spirit, and none of them is worry-free.
It is often said that one year on earth is one day in heaven. For the Queen, she has and experienced much more in this life than most people have in their lifetimes.
Now when it comes to the queen, everyone thinks of the appearance of an old grandmother with white hair and kind eyebrows.
Official photo of the 70th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne
However, this summer we went to the UK and visited Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle. See the dress the Queen wore when she ascended the throne in 1952.
The whole dress is very exquisite, finely embroidered with beads.
The queen's ascension to the throne is a photo of this outfit
Compared to the workmanship of this skirt, what surprised me even more was that the waist of this tailor-made dress was really, really, really very thin.
The dress worn by the Queen when she ascended the throne is on display at Windsor Castle
For the seventieth anniversary of her accession to the throne, this year at Buckingham Palace, there is also a special exhibition that showcases many of the Queen's crowns, jewels, and many more of the official photographs taken by the Queen when she was young, within twenty days of her ascension to the throne.
We learned that the queen was once so beautiful.
From young beauty to old age, she is called the most elegant lady in the world.
Not only does it look good in dresses, but it also looks good in casual clothes or ordinary skirts.
The beauty of the queen is not only in the facial features and appearance, but also in the manners and temperament, which is really unmatched.
Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926 in the home of her maternal grandparents in London, the father of The Second Son of George V.
When Elizabeth was born, the Crown Prince of England was Edward VIII, and they were not related to the throne.
The Duchess and Lady of Windsor these are really not fuel-efficient lamps
Edward VIII is the famous "love beauty does not love the country" in history, compared with the longest reigning queen of the United Kingdom, Edward VIII, who reigned for 326 days, is the shortest reigning king in British history.
Edward VIII fell in love with Mrs. Simpson, an American woman who had been divorced twice, and gave up her throne as King of England in order to marry Mrs. Simpson.
Famous quote from the Duchess of Windsor:
It doesn't matter if women aren't beautiful, it's better to dress up stunningly
Many people in the world know that love is noble, but in fact, a more important reason why Windsor had to abdicate was that Mrs. Simpson was not only divorced, but also had too close contacts with senior German officials, which would make Britain's position in World War II very embarrassing.
Some of the jewels customised by the Duke of Windsor in Paris
In short, Edward VIII abdicated, stationed in Paris, became a rich man who concentrated on buying and buying, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, ShangMei Paris, how many high pearl brands are super VIPs with top points, every time they contact the royal family, they mainly go to ask for money.
However, even if the Duke of Windsor spoiled the duchess as "the happiest woman in the world", he was not rewarded, and even at the end of his life, the lady of his own choice was still coldly violent with him.
In this case, the Duke of Windsor portrayed himself as the most obsessed man in the world, and the Second World War was already on the string, so Elizabeth's father became George VI, and as the eldest daughter, Elizabeth, became the number one heir to the throne.
Elizabeth's father, George VI, grew up in poor health, had various chronic diseases, and as a public figure, had one of the most fatal problems: stuttering.
But he was a very strong man, and even so, through his studies, he became a royal pilot.
After the abdication of Edward VIII, he never wanted to be king, and he temporarily took over and performed the duties of king.
In 1937, George VI was crowned
After the outbreak of World War II, King George VI and Queen refused to leave after being bombed by enemy aircraft in London, risking a dangerous inspection of the battlefield, winning the hearts of the people of the whole country and leaving a deep impression on Princess Elizabeth.
Elizabeth and her sister took refuge in Balmoral, Scotland ( the castle where the Queen died today ) , and it was suggested that the two of them be sent to Canada.
Opposed by Queen Elizabeth's mother, who was also named Elizabeth. She said: "The children can't leave without me, I can't leave without the king, and the king can't leave under any circumstances. ”
George VI and queen, the father and mother of Queen Elizabeth
In 2009, Queen Elizabeth of George VI, a letter from wartime was revealed. The letters record the bombing of Buckingham Palace during the war by the Germans.
The royal couple first heard "a German plane whizzing by", then heard "the screeching sound of a bomb" and hurried to escape. In the air raid, three servants were wounded and the king and his wife were nearly killed.
The king and his wife then personally visited London to inspect the most heavily bombed areas, which guaranteed the prestige of the royal family among the public.
In 1939, the stuttering George VI stumbled into a "with the people" speech, which became one of the most famous speeches in British history. This history was brought to the screen, the famous movie "The King's Speech".
Elizabeth first published a radio broadcast in 1940 aimed at all children in asylum.
Elizabeth's sense of responsibility to the people and her high sense of honor for the country have been rooted in the hearts of her parents since then.
Since then, she has established a life principle and value of "personal responsibility for good things", and has been practicing it conscientiously all her life and has not changed it to this day. She had publicly sworn that she would never abdicate for the rest of her life, until she was 96, and she did.
At the age of 18, Elizabeth enlisted in the Women's Auxiliary Service Corps. Not only does she drive a truck, but she also repairs the car herself, and then shows her friends the stains on her hands after repairing the car, which makes her feel fulfilled.
During World War II, there was a lot of pressure on Britain. At that time, many royals and nobles joined the army, and Elizabeth also joined the army, participating in a women's group that supported the war, numbered 230873 Lieutenant Elizabeth Windsor II.
She learned how to shoot in order to protect herself in Britain's "darkest hour". After learning to shoot, an important hobby in the Queen's long life was hunting.
Horseback riding was also a lifelong hobby of the Queen, and she began to learn equestrianism from an early age. As an adult, riding a horse looks even more heroic.
The future queen, noble and educated, but also young and beautiful, queen suitors, royal celebrities, and even the presidents of other countries, but the queen only liked Prince Philip.
When the 13-year-old British princess visited the Naval Academy, she immediately looked at the white and beautiful Prince Philip, 1 meter 9 tall, the eyes are very rare "steel blue", and also with a bit of untamed temperament.
The two fell in love instantly.
After 8 years of dating, the two decided to get married.
At this point in the story, there are two versions: version one, the Greek royal family is opposed, because Philip is supposed to inherit the Greek throne, but for the queen, he resolutely gave up the inheritance of the Greek throne and married the future Queen of England.
Version 2, Prince Philip was one of the sons of Prince André of the fallen Greek state and had no right to inherit. In any case, there was no king in Greece, and Philip's treasure was right, and he married the Queen of England.
Two people from young to old, no matter what kind of crisis they encounter
All have very intimate photos coming out
The marriage was ideal for a woman who was about to inherit the throne, as her husband was related to the royal family but would not succeed to the throne of another country.
They entered the palace of marriage on November 20, 1947, and the fairy tale of the princess and the prince finally came true. After marriage, the couple lived in Clarence Palace in London and had four children.
However, the love between the two is not so perfect, the mercurial Prince Philip has countless mistresses, his eldest illegitimate son is older than Prince Charles, and has a different "red confidant", maintaining a long-term intimate relationship.
The most famous of these, and the last woman of Prince Philip, Penny Brabourne, has been present in Prince Philip's life since 1994.
The Queen not only knew, but knew Penny, and the two had a very tacit understanding, basically when one person appeared, the other would disappear. At Prince Philip's funeral last year, with only 30 people, the Queen invited Penny.
Again, the Queen's father, George VI, was not in good health, and died in a dream in 1952.
On February 11, 1952, Princess Elizabeth and her mother watched her father's coffin carry off a train.
From 1951 onwards, King George's health deteriorated, Elizabeth began to attend in public in place of her father, and on 6 February 1952, during a visit to Kenya, she learned of her father's death and Elizabeth was immediately proclaimed Queen of the United Kingdom.
In the afternoon, after learning of her father's death, the queen, who was not prepared, asked the photographer not to take pictures in order not to record her sad appearance.
Upon returning to England, she did not carry a suitable mourning dress until a black dress was delivered to the tarmac and the Queen did not leave the plane.
On February 7, 1952, dressed in a black mourning dress, she greeted the people for the first time as queen. Elizabeth was only 25 years old at the time.
Her coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. And the coronation ceremony was the world's first coronation ceremony to be broadcast on television.
The crown she wore was the Diamond Crown of Great Britain, a wedding gift she received when her grandmother, Queen Mary, married in 1893 and transferred to her as her wedding gift in 1947.
On 2 June 1953, Elizabeth made her first public appearance as a British monarch and fully prepared for the coronation ceremony, which was also the first time in British history that the king's coronation ceremony was televised.
In addition to fulfilling her obligations as a monarch, the queen has used her life to maintain the image of the British royal family, after all, the Windsor family, no one can make the queen worry.
In addition to the above-mentioned Duke and Lady of Windsor, and Prince Phiply, who is often not online, the beautiful Princess Margaret also came out to make trouble.
My sister, Princess Margaret, lived a very uninhibited life when she was young, smoking, drinking, and going to nightclubs, all of which did not count. She also begged her sister to marry a man 16 years older than her, divorced and with two children: Peter Townsend.
At first, as a sister, the Queen also tried to fight for her sister's happiness. She took Peter Townsend to her side and put them together when it was right.
Nevertheless, the opposition of the British Parliament and the Church was too loud, and eventually as a monarch, she could only yield and transfer Peter Townsend abroad. And this also makes the sisters who are already very good have a layer of estrangement.
In addition to my sister, other people in the family also have a lot to worry about. One of the biggest crises is Princess Diana.
Charles, Prince of Wales, married Diana as princess, because Diana was young and beautiful, still a virgin, and more in line with the royal family's requirements for a queen, but in private, she was still with her divorced old lover Camilla.
"The marriage of three people is really a bit crowded", Diana's famous saying, the whole world knows, the whole world knows, Diana has been greatly wronged.
In 1997, when Princess Dai died in a car accident, the angry British people surrounded the palace with flowers in honor of Princess Dai, vented their dissatisfaction with the royal family, and asked them to come out and take a stand, which was a very dangerous signal, for the royal family, which was useless and just placed there, the status was not guaranteed, and it was precarious.
The queen did not face the anger, but stood up to face the anger of the public, saying that she liked the daughter-in-law very much and was sad about her departure, thus alleviating the public's dissatisfaction with the royal family. It can be said that the queen has played a great role in maintaining the stability of the royal family.
So, in the past few years, Meghan has pulled Harry to do things, the queen has paid no attention to it, the wind and waves have come, how can it overturn in the gutter? Not worth mentioning.
As monarch, Elizabeth II was dignified, meticulous, and always very serious. She never yawned or appeared fidgety.
The Queen's dress was very conservative, and she was clearly seen by the common people, and she rarely changed her appearance.
Many people who have been invited to royal events told the media that in fact, the queen has a great sense of humor, likes to be told jokes by others, is very good at imitating celebrities, and has many cute little expressions.
I don't know how many people in this world can work until the age of 96 without retiring, not shouting tired, and working hard.
Almost every prime minister she has worked with has given the Queen a very high opinion. Her hard work, her hard work, her strict accuracy, her tirelessness, never give up!
Let the people of the whole world, not just the people of England, love her more and more. She showed us what an aristocrat is and what an aristocratic spirit is, and she extended the history of the British royal family by 70 years with her own strength.
At this point, she and her ancestors Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, became a chapter in the textbook, and those who saw her will always remember that no matter the age, no matter the era, no matter what the situation, she will always smile like a flower.
Lu Lu said
When we went to London this summer, we booked a visit to Buckingham Palace. It's really good inside, but unfortunately can't take pictures. Only a distant courtyard and a souvenir photo of the royal family were taken.
At that time, I still thought it was funny, but now that I look at it, the meaning is different.
Lu Lu: A master of clothing in France with two daughters, a writer, walking in the middle of the rift between Eastern and Western cultures, elegant women self-media. The new books "Thirty Or So Late" and "Strength to Have Confidence" are selling well.