BBC reporter Jonny Dymond, who specializes in the royal family, says the monarchy has come to the end of an era and explains why.
Among all the symbolism of this holiday, Queen II. When Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is celebrated in the UK, there will be one piece that will stand out from the rest: the monarch’s golden chariot.
Vehicle, II. Will it be at the center of the parade, which will follow the route of Elizabeth’s coronation? From Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.
Weighing four tons, the 250-year-old car is a reminder of the past richness and splendor of the former British rule of the oceans and other continents.
The Queen walked up to her coronation and the Silver and Gold Jubilee processions.
But this year it will be empty. The 96-year-old Queen. Elizabeth will not be attending this Friday’s event (3/6). Buckingham Palace said he felt uncomfortable after attending a parade in his honor on Thursday.
Given this, the only reason to admire the chariot pulled by eight Windsor Gray horses is for its magnificent carving and coronation images to be projected into its windows.
Some say that although a change to the throne is not expected any time soon, the Jubilee events are a sign that a transition has begun, with heir Prince Charles replacing the Queen in various posts.
Jubilee ‘different’
Unlike this year, when he barely appeared at birthday events, in 1977, the year of the Silver Jubilee, the monarch visited 36 different counties in the UK as well as nine countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. British colonies such as Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
A quarter-century later, in 2002, national and international travel marked his 50th year on the throne. And in 2012, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of his coronation, he chose to tour the United Kingdom, entrusting other members of the Royal Family with their overseas visits.
But this year is very different. Jonny Dymond, a BBC correspondent specializing in the royal family, said all the Palace will say is that he is “waiting” to attend the various ceremonies and celebrations held in the Queen’s honor.
After a long life of activity, the mobility issues that now plague him have caused him to refuse to participate in most activities.
Transition start
When the Queen appears during this Jubilee, Dymond will mostly be on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, Dymond adds, as this Thursday (2/6) she and most of the active members of the royal family watched the military parade. in his honor.
Queen See photos of the royal family celebrating the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth’s reign
But yours won’t be the only absence of note. Her husband, Prince Philip, who had been quietly supportive during her reign, died last year. This is the first major royal ceremony he will not attend.
Prince Andrew, meanwhile, will not be seen with his mother either because he has been estranged from the royal family due to his links to the late millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of child sexual abuse in the US. According to the statement made by Buckingham Palace, he will not attend the events (3/6) this Friday, as he has caught covid-19.
Prince Harry, who went to the USA with his wife Meghan Markle when they decided to leave the royal family, will not be like that.
For example, he and his family did not share the main balcony of Buckingham Palace with the rest of the royal family during the “Spool the Color” parade that marked the first day of events this Thursday (2/5).
Instead, the spotlight is on his eldest son and heir.
Charles under the spotlight
Prince Charles was the oldest member of the royal family at the Memorial in London on Sunday in November, the day to commemorate the UK’s citizens who have died in military conflict.
In April, the Prince of Wales also led the Royal Sacrament, one of the oldest religious ceremonies in the British royal family, in which, according to tradition, the holder of the throne gives money to those in need.
And it was Charles who read the Queen’s speech at the opening of Parliament earlier this month.
Three major ceremonies of the monarchy in the last six months? military, religious and constitutional? II. Elizabeth’s son presided.
“In the most English way possible, the transition to unspoken, unwritten and unspoken has begun,” says Dymond.
farewell
The 1977 Silver Anniversary was an opportunity to take a break to look back and forward through much of the reign. The 2002 Golden Jubilee was a fresh start after a decade rocked by scandals, divorces and mistakes. In 2012, the Diamond Jubilee was a reaffirmation of the Queen’s place in the nation’s love.
“This Platinum Jubilee will be different. Because it’s goodbye,” says Dymond.
Not the Queen herself, the royal correspondent added, adding that she is “in good health” despite her mobility issues, according to experts. As the Sovereign, there would be no change for him.
But this weekend, he bids farewell to seventy years of public service, his presence in serious acts that affect the public sphere every year,” he adds.
Dymond realizes that he is unlikely to return to state ceremonies. II. Elizabeth is seen closer to her personal feelings than to public events.
An era is ending. And on this Jubilee, the nation has the opportunity to celebrate it with celebration and gratitude.
*in Portuguesesandthis text first aired on BBC News Brazil.
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source: Noticias
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