70th anniversary of the throne: Queen Elizabeth celebrates her with her subjects

A queen, THE queen, in a word: Elizabeth II, who has been in office for exactly 70 years on Sunday, wants her daughter-in-law Camilla to have the title of queen, more precisely queen consort. That’s what it says in a statement. Actually a matter of course for the wife of a British king. But for years, Camilla was considered the reason for the separation of Charles and the late Lady Diana. Also out of consideration for public opinion, Camilla – although she has been married to Charles for 17 years – remained reticent about the title question and was willing to settle for “Princess Consort”. But now the Queen has spoken a word of power. This can be taken as a sign of solidarity. At the weekend, the monarch received subjects on the occasion of her Plantin anniversary, cut a cake for her and herself at Sandringham Castle. It was there that Elizabeth’s father, George VI. died on February 6, 1952. With his death, the royal dignity automatically passed to his daughter. The Queen was crowned the following year, 1953. With the appreciation of Camilla, the Queen once again emphasizes her sense of family – and wants to strengthen the position of the royal family to the outside world. For the monarchy navigates stormy seas. Most recently, the Queen had revoked all military titles from her son Andrew, including royal patronage. Since then he is still the Duke of York, but should no longer be addressed by the title Royal Highness. . The reason: he will soon have to answer to a court in the USA. In a civil lawsuit, a woman accuses him of sexual abuse more than two decades ago. A grandson of the Queen had previously said goodbye to the royal family. Harry went to the USA with his wife and child. Now they are four. But again and again his indiscretions are likely to arouse the Queen’s displeasure. She now has to celebrate her 70th anniversary of the throne without her husband Prince Philip. He died last year at the age of 99.