“London Bridge is down.» With this cryptic and laconic sentence, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The “collapsed bridge” of the obituary is what it has embodied for almost seventy years, the nexus of the British people and their thousand-year history. Seeing the sovereign on the balcony or traveling in a horse-drawn carriage, the lesser monarch of England seemed connected with the genius of his illustrious country.
“The Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations”His gracious majesty sent back a magnificent picture of his country, and his mere presence among his people enlightened and warmed the hearts of his subjects.
However, the scepter that this queen of exceptional durability and antique elegance held in her hands was essentially a symbol. His power had nothing in common with that of a Chinese or American president, his popularity nothing comparable to that of movie or pop music stars.
Source: Le Figaro
