Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II: France will give a horse to the monarch

As part of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II on the throne, an anniversary known as her Platinum Jubilee, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, has decided to make a special gift to the British queen. is approx a horse belonging to the French Republican Guard which will arrive this Wednesday at Windsor Castle.

According to reports from the Elysée, seat of the French Presidency, Macron has decided to honor the queen’s love for horses and to give her a gift a 7 year old gray gelding named Fabuleu de Maucour.

The animal, which was trained to be ridden by the bishop of the guard, was paraded on the Champs-Elysées avenue in Paris on May 8, before the presidential procession, at the ceremony to commemorate the victory of the allied forces over Germany. . in World War II.

This Thursday, meanwhile, Macron will pay a formal tribute to the queen, during a ceremony in which he will light the flame at the monument of the Arc de Triomphe.

The French President will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the presence of the British Ambassador to France, Menna Rawlings. During the ceremony the national anthems of France and Great Britain will be performed.

From Thursday to Saturday, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations will celebrate the 70th year to the throne of Elizabeth, an anniversary known as her Platinum Jubilee.

Isabel was born in London on April 21, 1926, with the name of Isabel Alejandra María (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor). in the midst of a British general strike. In 1947 she married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had four children: Carlos, Ana, Andrés and Eduardo.

She became queen at the age of 25 on February 6, 1952, after the death of his father, King George VI. His formal coronation took place on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey, but his reign began the moment his father died.

At 96, she is the longest-lived British monarch and the first to reach seven decades on the throne. It is also her longest, because Queen Victoria (her great-great-grandmother) had lived 81 years.

Celebrations for the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth

different the official events will constitute the agenda of the activities of the celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

The scheduled activities include a Horse Guards parade that will be seen by the monarch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, an air show starring the Royal Air Force and the launch of fireworks in different parts of the kingdom.

obviously also the party will move to the square, with events and parties that do not fit into the real agenda. It is estimated that around ten million people will attend the festivities.

With AP information

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