Today is undoubtedly the darkest day in British history.
The Queen of England died and was succeeded by Prince Charles.
The elizabethan era was completely over.
On the morning of September 8, 2022, British time, the heart of the British people was lifted and never put down. British media Skynews took the lead in issuing breaking news at 12:52 UK time: the Queen's doctors were worried about the Queen's health, and the Queen was currently under medical super, while Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William rushed to Balmoral Fort, where the Queen of Scotland was located.
Immediately after 13:55, Skynews updated the news that all of the Queen's children and some of her grandchildren, including Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Harry, who had recently returned to the UK for the event, were all on their way to Scotland.
At 14:42, the BBC reported that Buckingham Palace had cancelled the changing of the guard's watch. The traditional Changing of the Guard ceremony, scheduled to take place outside Buckingham Palace on Friday morning, was cancelled.
At 15:23, according to the BBC, Prince Charles had arrived at Balmoral Fort, the Queen's side.
At 15:59, the planes of Prince William, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward landed at Aberdeen Airport, and the three princes and their families immediately boarded the car waiting on the runway of the airport and headed for Balmoral Fort.
News broke that the Queen was in poor health, and the British people gathered outside Buckingham Palace to cry
Looking back over the past few months, my physical condition has been unstable since I was infected with COVID-19.
In March 2022, the Queen temporarily withdrew from the Commonwealth Day event, and the media broke the news that the Queen had not walked her beloved Corgi for more than 6 months, and the "Queen's Commemorative Order" trail in Yiwu was spread one after another;
In February 2022, when the Queen revealed that she "can't walk", and then canceled several online meetings due to the new crown virus, when the Queen suddenly missed the climate summit in 2021;
Speculation abounds.
Everyone was suspicious, everyone was shocked, everyone was worried, everyone was praying. And then, the queen came out again and again, breaking the rumors with her appearance.
And this time, the queen was really gone.
Looking back on the past two years, the Queen has lived like a thin ice.
Harry and his wife, who fled first, exploded "Inside the Royal Family" in the American Forum program; Subsequently, his beloved Prince Philip also passed away in April last year; Not long ago, the Queen's most beloved youngest son, Prince Andrew, was exposed to a sexual assault scandal...
Under all these bad things, the queen put up her crutches and was admitted to the hospital.
On October 22, 2021, the 95-year-old Queen of the United Kingdom was hospitalized for the first time in 8 years!
She has not spent the night in the hospital since Queen was hospitalized for a stomach ailment in 2013.
Although a Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Queen was in good spirits, concerns continued.
"I'm so worried, the queen must recover soon!"
"This is not good, I hope the queen is in good health and recovers soon, God bless you."
"I hope she's all right."
"I hope the queen is in good health."
Everyone knew that the queen was old. Today, Britain's needle has fallen. In addition to sadness, let us remember the legendary life of the Queen
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight
Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, is jokingly referred to as the "Queen of Super Standby".
The Queen was born on 21 April 1926, when the British monarch was not the Queen's father, George VI, but Edward VIII.
After Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, her father George VI succeeded to the throne, and our queen went from Princess to heir to the throne.
In 1940, at the outbreak of World War II, the British government, in order to avoid German bombing, urgently evacuated a large number of urban children to the countryside, even as far as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.
In order to appease the children in the asylum, the 14-year-old queen made the first broadcast, saying goodnight and cherishing to these children.
She said: "When peace will eventually come, please remember that we, today's children, have the responsibility to make tomorrow's world happier and better." ”
In 1945, Elizabeth persuaded her father to allow her to participate directly in helping to win the war, making her the only woman in the British royal family to have fought in World War II.
During her enlistment in the army, the Queen learned not only to repair vehicles, but also to drive trucks. She delivered supplies under German artillery fire, turned on searchlights, repaired vehicles, and served until the end of the war.
This experience gave her more than any member of the royal family, or even any member of the royal family in the world, how to use her royal identity to unite the people.
Nothing touched the most touching than the words in the Queen's speech during the war: "You can rest assured that me and my family are ready to take our responsibilities." ”
In 1947, on the Queen's first foreign visit, she and her parents went to South Africa. On her 21st birthday she broadcast to the Commonwealth and Empire, vowing to devote her life to the service of the commonwealth and the people of the Empire.
On 20 November of the same year, the Queen married Prince Philip.
From 1951 onwards, George VI's health deteriorated, and Elizabeth began to attend in public on behalf of her father. That year she visited Greece, Italy and Malta (where Philip was stationed with his army at the time). In October she visited Canada and Washington, D.C.
In January 1952, the Queen and Prince Philip visited Australia and New Zealand.
On 6 February, during their visit to Kenya, the Queen's father died and was succeeded by Elizabeth II, 25. Her coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.
Note: In addition to being the hereditary head of state of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also the Supreme Head of State of the United Kingdom, queen of Canada, queen of Australia, queen of New Zealand, queen of Barbados, queen of Papua New Guinea, queen of the Bahamas, queen of Belize, queen of Antigua and Barbuda, queen of Grenada, queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, queen of Saint Lucia, queen of Saint Vincent, queen of the Grenadines, monarch of solomon islands, queen of Tuvalu, queen of Jamaica and commonwealth (52 member states).
Elizabeth II, the most visited monarch in British history
During the 69 years of the Queen's reign, as she swore, she spent her life maintaining the stability and unity of the royal family and safeguarding the interests and image of the country.
When she first came to power, in the face of the ever-disintegrating Empire and the disintegrating Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II became the most visited monarch in history.
To date, she has visited more than 130 countries and territories. During her reign, the Queen made more than 25,000 visits across the UK, hosted more than 100 state banquets and conferred nearly 400,000 honorary titles and awards.
She and Philip spent half a year traveling the world from 1953 to 1954, and she became the first reigning monarch to visit Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
In October 1957, she paid a state visit to the United States; In 1959, he visited Canada again; She made her first visit to India and Pakistan in 1961.
On 26 October 1982, Queen Elizabeth visited the South Sea Islands of Tuvalu to take pictures with her Jinlu camera.
On 14 October 1986, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visited China for the first time, the third day of their visit to China.
As a monarch, the Queen meets with the Prime Minister once a week to discuss state affairs, but she never tries to influence British politics or publish any political views in public that are not endorsed by the British government.
She acts more as a mediator between political parties in the country.
The Queen of Iron, the Prime Minister of Flowing Water.
So far, the Queen has survived 15 British prime ministers (Churchill counts) Boris left office on September 6, and Truss officially took office:
He has also served 14 presidents of the United States:
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nixon
ford
Carter
Reagan
George bush
Clinton
George W. Bush
Obama
Trump
Biden
Green Silk to WhiteHead, the Queen's Marriage
The marriage between the Queen and Prince Philip has always been different from the outside world.
But from green silk to white head, who can say with certainty that it is not happy? Let people lament that companionship is the longest confession of affection.
At the age of 13, Elizabeth, who was still a princess, accompanied her father George VI to visit the Royal Naval School in Tmouth, and the 18-year-old Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark was commissioned to receive the princesses.
Love came unexpectedly, and the Queen fell in love with the handsome and charming Prince Philip at first sight. Since then, the two have been in love with each other.
But the love between the two was doomed to be bumpy, and it took Philip a long time to be accepted by the British royal family, because compared with Elizabeth, he was just a down-and-out prince, with no land, no title, no property, and even the title of "prince" was just an empty title.
In addition, the British royal family at that time stipulated that Elizabeth, as the crown prince, could not marry other countries.
In order to marry the Queen of England, Prince Philip gave up the right to the throne, changed his nationality and religion, and the two finally married after 8 years of resistance.
We don't need to talk about the rumors of true and false discord after marriage, companionship is the longest confession of affection, he is the strength she has persevered for many years, and she is the person he has guarded all his life.
Temperament elegant posture noble, this is the queen elegant and noble, throughout the queen's life.
Even in her old age and white hair, the queen is still fashionable and elegant, her temperament is superior, and her smile shows her aristocratic style.
The Queen's real birthday is on 21 April, but due to the poor weather in London in April, the British Royal Family has set the Queen's official birthday celebration in June since 1784, so the Queen has two birthdays every year.
In 1957, Elizabeth II gave her first Christmas speech on television, the first time the British public saw the Queen on television.
Since then, the Queen's Christmas speech has become the most anticipated "show" in the UK every year, and has also become a social and cultural symbol in the UK.
The Queen loves photography, she likes to keep a portable camera in her bag and take a picture of it when she sees it interesting.
The Queen is absolutely true to the Corgi, and there are even many animated films based on the Queen of England to tell the story between her and the Corgi.
The Queen liked corgi and was deeply influenced by her father, and in 1944, the 18-year-old queen received a birthday gift named Susan, and all the corgi the queen has raised since then are descendants of Susan, a total of more than 30.
On 13 June 1981, a 17-year-old boy named Marcus Sarnant mingled in an audience on both sides of the Queen's horse parade. As the Queen rode past him less than 3 meters, she raised her pistol and fired a barrage of bullets. This scene also became the most dangerous moment in the Queen's life.
The Queen's life on horseback began at the age of 3. Over the past 30 years, the Queen's-bred thoroughbred horses have won more than 1,600 horse races, earning her £7.77 million in prize money.
Everyone can write to the Queen, and the Queen will write back to you, really!
The Queen has responded to more than 3.5 million letters during her reign and is super close to the people.
The Queen is dead, but her grace, sense of responsibility and passion for life will be remembered forever.
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