The one has finally arrived February 6th, a very significant date for the British Crown, since the Queen isabel II celebrates 70 years on the throne. She celebrates it after once again making it clear that her role as sovereign involves ensuring the good image of the Crown, even if she has to ‘sacrifice’ what she loves most.
This Sunday is officially your Platinum Jubilee. A day of celebration that will be celebrated with the arrival of good weather, next June. But it is also a sad day. His coronation followed the death of his father, King George VI.due to lung cancer. Elizabeth was only 25 years old.
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The celebrations of his Platinum Jubilee have been postponed to June 4, but this Sunday Queen Elizabeth will have her own celebration. Of course, it will do so after having taken one more step in terms of lessening the storm. The scandal involving her son Andrés and the controversies surrounding Harry and Meghan are two real headaches for her.
It has been a few intense weeks in which the Duke of York and the Duke of Sussex have been dominating the covers of the English tabloids. Precisely, the same ones that have reported that the queen, one more year, has moved to Sandringham. There he has settled in Wood Farm, a small country house with five rooms and which was the favorite of the Duke of Edinburgh.
Queen Elizabeth removes the last privileges from the Dukes of Sussex
Action Reaction. This is how the latest events in Buckingham could be defined. In mid-January the sovereign withdrew all his military titles from his son Andrés and their sponsorships. This was his response to the decision of the New York judge to go ahead with the lawsuit for alleged sexual abuse filed against the Duke of York.
And now it’s Harry and Meghan’s turn. The marriage came back to the fore first, due to the prince’s request to have a security team for his family when they are on British soil. Second, due to the published information that ensures that the couple has created up to 11 companies in a North American tax haven. For that also it has stripped them of the last remaining privileges.
This is not just something for public opinion. Being a patron of an association is a great benefit. Two years have passed since Megxit. A fact for which Harry and Meghan decided to give up being part of the British royalty, which entailed losing titles and privileges. “We intend to step back from our role as members of the royal family and work to become financially independent, while continuing our full support for Her Majesty,” the statement issued at the time read.
Despite the time that has elapsed, they still kept several, but the queen has once again hit the table by taking away the last ones they had left: the heads of patronages related to charitable and military associations, as well as public service organizations and professional bodies.
Elizabeth II puts the Duchess of Cambridge in Harry’s place
Once this decision was made, Elizabeth II had to look for the people to whom she could transfer these privileges. And he has not found better representatives than his daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the wife of his grandson William, the Duchess of Cambridge.
In this way, it will be Kate the new patron saint of the British Rugby League -organisation that since 1895 manages the competitions of this sport so popular in England-. This appointment comes just in time for the start of the Six Nations Tournament. And, in addition, it is a title that unites her more with her husband, since Prince William is patron of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Losing this patronage is a real setback for the youngest son of Prince Carlos and Lady Di. He had a great affection for him since he is a staunch and confessed follower of this sporting activity. He was its vice-patron since 2010 and six years later, he became its patron. No one better than his sister-in-law to take over.
Kate is a huge sports fan, and precisely rugby was one of the activities that he used to practice as a family in his earliest childhood. But his passion for exercise has led him to chair various sailing, tennis and croquet associations in his country.
The Duchess of Cornwall takes over from Meghan Markle
In the case of Meghan Markle, the queen has chosen the Duchess of Cornwall to become head of the Royal National Theatre. This was a position that undoubtedly had her as the best choice, having worked as an actress. It was a way that Prince Harry’s wife could be close to what had been her job in Hollywood, but she only attended a public event related to it.
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The queen has succeeded in putting Prince Charles’s wife in charge. This was a patronage that Camilla longed for since 2019, precisely when it was granted to Meghan. That’s how he published it The Times, quoting a source close to the Duchess of Cornwall: “She was quite upset when it ended up in Meghan’s hands, and she will be more than happy to take on this role after the disappointment of not having been chosen from the start.”
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