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This week I am going to travel to London to join the thousands of crowds at the nationwide celebration and pomp in line with the guest of honor, Queen Elizabeth II, for the platinum anniversary of her 70th reign.
The Queen’s platinum anniversary has received extensive coverage in American print and television companies over the past few weeks. Why is there such interest on the part of Americans in a foreign, elderly great-grandmother when we abandoned the institution she headed nearly 250 years ago?
FILE – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is holding her hat in a strong wind when she arrives on a visit to the RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales, on 1 April 2011.
(AP)
From my side it is personal. Not a stranger meeting with heads of state and government, thanks to the fact that I spent a decade as an assistant to Congress in foreign affairs, I am committed to this trip to honor the service and example of one of the most honorable public figures in the world. what does not possess political power, it has, in its dignified and unobtrusive manner, left an indelible mark on the world of our time, ultimately making it the best.
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We Americans might be fighting to become a republic, but we are nonetheless strongly attracted to the mysticism and presence of a woman who has ruled over our closest ally and commonwealth for longer than most of us.
Princess Elizabeth represents the King at a colorful ceremony.
(Getty Images)
The interest aroused by the Queen and the power she exerts do not stem from military power or trade policy. Rather, respect for Queen Elizabeth is due to her unique ability to represent the qualities of a nation that is our most trusted ally; and the one that inspired freedom and representative government, which led to the United States becoming a model of democracy for the world.
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For 70 years – from Truman to Biden, from Elvis to Gaga and from post-blitz to COVID, the Queen has been a constant in our lives. But its significance goes far beyond simple longevity.
In this photograph, presented by Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, is the official jubilee platinum portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, recently photographed at Windsor Castle.
(Royal House / Ronald Makechni via AP)
If anyone is left wondering, think of how even the heads of world superpowers and celebrities of the United States humbly meet her. Perhaps those whose leverage comes from big GDP, weapons arsenals, or Instagram subscribers see in it what they lack in themselves — sincere and lifelong devotion to the nation, duty, and service to others.
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In our time of toxic division, when leading public institutions feel compelled to apologize for “historical sins,” Queen Elizabeth is a living example of how important attention to the continuity and wisdom of the past is for a stable and optimistic future.
Who but she, who has survived some of the darkest moments of civilization – and continues to serve – can give us a firm guarantee that we will win and prosper against our own terrible moments of crisis?
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Judging by the obsession with the Queen and her family in American popular culture, many have shared this fascination over the decades of Elizabeth’s reign.
From pop singer Andy Warhol to the grand success of Netflix’s “Crown,” the Queen’s brilliant images have amazed all sectors of America.
FILE – Queen Elizabeth II lights a lighthouse to celebrate her 90th birthday on April 21, 2016 in Windsor, England.
(Photo by Chris Jackson)
The interest that began immediately after her coronation, when it was tuned in by 85 million American viewers, has never diminished in seven decades.
At some level, obsession is the desire for what we do not have and cannot have. But judging by recent ratings of Her Majesty’s endorsement among Americans (President Joe Biden was drooling), I need to be in good company to celebrate this historic milestone.
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For 70 years, Elizabeth II reminded her compatriots and all the rest of us who were fortunate enough to coincide with her tenure, in words and example, of the best virtues of humanity: service, duty, community, commitment and faith.
God save the queen. That she may reign forever.
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