The feeling is unanimous. From the anonymous to the powerful, from the leaders of Communist China to the Emperor of Japan, expressions of sympathy poured in everywhere. one could almost speak of love. The President of Kenya welcomed “A colossal icon of selfless service.”. Tears flowed, sporting competitions were suspended, bells rang in every cathedral in Great Britain. The children of Scary Rock, some of them ennobled, expressed their sense of orphanhood. The old lady who died aged 96 in the darkness of Balmoral Castle was perhaps the most mysterious and admired person on the planet. What did he have that the others didn’t? She was a queen and knew how to stay one until the end.
However, there were many temptations to take a modern stance. His own family gave many examples: betrayals, divorces, scandals, nothing spared him. Facing these trials and their…
Source: Le Figaro
