Anecdotes about Elizabeth II They are infinite. Two years after his death, according to the medical certificate, “old age”, the moments of his public life, but above all, private life, help to give dimension to his unique and irreplaceable personality. On this occasion it is his son, King Charles III From England who, for a Canadian television documentary, Coronation Girls WNED of PBS, revealed that his mother, prior to his coronation on June 2, 1953, carried St. Edward’s crown – weighing more than two kilograms – around the palace as a rehearsal for his big day. The current British sovereign recalled how his mother attended Princess Anne’s bath and supported the heavy crown on the four-year-old’s head. Undoubtedly, a fresh lesson from someone who was the longest-lived queen on the planet (reigning for seventy years and two hundred and fourteen days is not an everyday thing). She reconciled, when no one in the royal family did, the obligations of a family mother with an inexorable destiny: to be king and keep the Windsor name high.
© Gettyimages“You have to get used to the weight.”
According to various British media, In Coronation Girlswhich won’t air until December 26, tells the story of fifty Canadian women who, subsidized by billionaire Garfield WestonAs a young man she was able to attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Now at an average age of eighty-nine, they recount their memories of the historic day in front of the camera. In this context, Charles III shared a spoken portrait of how his mother’s days before the coronation were at the palace: “I remember very well that my sister and I bathed at night. Mother used to come to bath time with the crown for practice. Despite the young age of England’s Charles – he was born in 1948 – he never forgot that image or the underlying lesson of that gesture from Elizabeth II: everything had to go perfectly on her big day; He could not allow himself to hesitate or improvise; He had to be able to keep his head straight, his balance unaltered and absolute majesty in his posture and facial expression. And all of the above to convey a message of overwhelming security and stability, which the British people, who were just recovering from the severe wounds caused by the Second World War, needed like water in May.
© Getty Images“You have to get used to the weight,” shared Charles III, who also admitted that he felt “a little anxious” at the thought of moving down the center aisle of Westminster Abbey on May 6, 2023, the day he performed at his coronation. Such a heavy gem (as well as historical… and priceless). In fact, both his mother and he, after the ceremony was over, removed the massive 2.23-kilogram crown to appear with the slightly lighter Imperial Crown.
But this is not the story of St Edward’s Crown – made of solid gold, set with rubies, amethysts, sapphires, topazes, tourmalines and garnets; For the coronation in 1649, twelve years later, of Charles II – but the story of a queen, Elizabeth II, who taught her descendants, and the heirs of other royal houses, the stucity and majesty needed to rule the world. The fate of a country and a family.
© Getty ImagesDecades after Elizabeth of England’s (let’s call it dear) scene, amidst the steam and hubbub of little princes, the contour of her skull was adjusted to the crown in the royal bath – an adaptation of the diameter needed for the coronation of Charles III -, the sovereign admitted, 2018 For a BBC documentary in , while giving a speech, or “your neck” with “you down Can’t look” “I’ll break it.” It’s a high-stakes job to become a king.
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One cannot help but think my fair lady, The movie in which Rex Harrison insisted on teaching Audrey Hepburn manners. Amen to words (“The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains”)The walk was basic for mingling with a lady of high society. For this, as continued much later in mannequin (i.e. model) schools, aspiring princesses had to walk with books on their heads with a dual purpose: to be straight and focused with each step, and to maintain a difficult balance. That requires such an achievement. The future Queen of England did just that, but with a brilliant and legendary jewel.
Throughout her life, Elizabeth II provided numerous lessons on how a royal should behave in public. In 2011, shortly before the wedding of William and Kate Middleton – undoubtedly an outstanding student in the art of being a princess – a school, Princess Prep, offered classes for “princesses” for a “modest” amount of four thousand euros per house, where in palace life it is a fish in water. Learn to walk like. But no matter how hard the teacher-students try, there are aspects that cannot be taught. Isabelle II was who she was, beyond a millimeter of attention to protocol, because of certain traits in her personality that are irreproducible: you either have them or you don’t.
© Getty ImagesElizabeth Alexandra Mary was born in Mayfair during the reign of her grandfather King George V. Had her uncle not controversially abdicated for love of Edward VIII (Wallis Simpson), her father would never have been king and, therefore, therefore, he would not have been heir to the throne; But her uncle’s drastic decision changes her fate forever. And he had assumed this since he was a child, especially guided by the tenacity of his mother, the mighty Queen Mother. In addition to learning all aspects of the pomp and pageantry of the Windsor court, Princess Elizabeth developed a unique personality with deeply attractive traits: iron self-control, enviable honesty, bombastic wit and a subtle, self-laughing ability, which she Bonds with James Bond during the opening of the London Olympic Games. Showed more than ever with his cameos; Or her casual flirtation with Justin Trudeau, the “rockstar” of international politics. When he told her in 2015 that she was Canada’s 12th prime minister during his tenure, she replied: “Thank you for making me feel old.”
Kate Middleton: Advantaged Student
Isabel II’s desire was always to transmit an image of security and stability to her fellow citizens. He achieved this in such a way that the secret code for announcing the news of his death was “London Bridge has fallen.” When he died, at the age of fifty-six, not only had a public institution collapsed, but a family pillar as well. And, in recent years, the British queen has had an outstanding student, Kate Middleton. In late 2008, when she attended Prince William’s graduation ceremony as a Royal Air Force pilot, the sovereign learned that her grandson was to marry her and he personally took it upon himself to instruct her in the art of becoming a princess. In the documentary Kate Middleton: Working Class to Windsor It tells how the Queen took it upon herself to train Kate in all aspects of royal life.
© GettyimagesAmong other disciplines, Kate Middleton, like Audrey Hepburn in the above-mentioned film, worked to achieve the perfect pronunciation of royal members, that vague received accent, which marks you as a member of high society. But that’s not all: there are a large number of public gestures that can reveal you as a “new princess”: crafts, bows and affectionate gestures to the little ones, alighting the royal carriage without losing composure, the way. Using cutlery, how to convey a diplomatic message through the clothing chosen depends on the event. As the iconic queen turned ninety, Kate Middleton reflected on her relationship with her Our Queen at 90 And he had some words of gratitude for his “teacher”: “He was very generous. “He did not force me to follow any of his opinions, but I felt that he was there for me as a gentle guide.”
Maxima of Holland carefully studied the images and teachings of Elizabeth II. The sovereign of the Netherlands dazzles in her gorgeous dress in very attractive colors. Elizabeth II used this type of color because, she learned from her long experience, queens must stand out at events, but not out of speculation, but for a practical reason – and Elizabeth II was very pragmatic -: easily recognizable; But the advice that makes you look even more royal was given to her former daughter-in-law Sarah Ferguson before her death: “Sarah, be yourself. “That’s enough.”
