Four generations: The Queen on Thursday in front of Buckingham Palace with Prince Charles and Camilla (left) and Prince William and Kate with Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George
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On the occasion of her 70th jubilee on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II manages to reconcile the deeply divided British society for a moment. The celebration combines wit and pomp, respect and irony.
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UOn Thursday, one only had to tilt one’s head back to recognize the untimely connection that the Queen is creating in the divided British society. More than seventy Royal Air Force planes flew their colorful national formations over Buckingham Palace – and the cheering was tremendous. Hardly anyone complained, not even that part of society that otherwise grumbles about the waste of fossil fuels, especially in times of high energy prices, or about the glorification of the past, in this case the “Battle of Britain”. Queen Elizabeth II stands above the lowlands of the dispute. Her platinum anniversary lets the reflexes of everyday political and cultural struggles slacken.
