Elizabeth II of England as head of state embodied the canonical example of the exercise of moderating or neutral power corresponding to a monarch in a parliamentary regime
“I declare for you that my whole life, long or short, will be devoted to your service and that of our great Imperial Family to which we all belong.” With these words, addressed to the Commonwealth, by radio from Cape Town on April 21, 1947, the then Princess Elizabeth of York, eldest daughter of George VI and heiress to the English throne, publicly affirmed that she would dedicate her life to the service of her people and of the other peoples of whom she was called to be monarch. And she has more than fulfilled it, against all odds, externally and internally, publicly and privately, for more than 70 years as queen since 1952, plus the 16 in which she became heiress to the English crown in 1936, following the abdication. of his uncle Edward VIII.
To speak of Elizabeth II of England is to speak of an extraordinary government; sense of duty; of dedication to a life of service; of a defining figure for the United Kingdom and its Commonwealth in times of massive social change; from involvement in World War II to joining the British Auxiliary Territorial Service; of a privileged witness to the culmination of the process of decolonization of the British Empire, when more than twenty countries gained their independence, in an agreed or unilateral manner; of the height and end of the Cold War; of the Malvinas War; of three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland; of the tensions with Scotland’s permanence in the United Kingdom; his country’s accession to the European Community and, four decades later, his departure from the EU; and, at the time of her death, a queen from fifteen countries (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Jamaica, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia and Tuvalu).
Elizabeth II of England, as head of state, embodied the canonical example of the exercise of moderating or neutral power equivalent to a monarch in a parliamentary regime. Dedication, experience and excellent distance from political affairs. José María de Areilza has summed up like no other the secret of the success of the great English Queen who is not only the longest-serving sovereign of her country, but also the longest-ruled (above her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who was 64 years old) and the only one to have celebrated a platinum anniversary: «My impression is that Elizabeth II has been a very considerate monarch, aware that service to her country is the only thing that can declare privilege in an egalitarian society and with only relative appreciation for the past.
Source: La Verdad
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