Since I was a child, I felt somewhat close to her, knowing that we celebrated her birthday on the same date. She did it twice a year, thanks to the fact that she maintained the tradition that King George II imposed in 1748 to celebrate in a big way in the “Trooping the Color” thanks to the favourable weather of June on the second Thursday of the month and that she changed to Saturday; but, it was evident that, on our birth date of April 21, several decades apart, she was celebrating privately and I was celebrating according to the circumstances.
On the other hand, being the English crown a reference that, throughout history, has been setting trends for the rules of Etiquette and Protocol for practically everyone since I was a teenager and thanks to my mentor, I began to admire it in various aspects, beyond of his involvement with royalty, whose head he had to assume with only 25 years of age in the midst of a post-war and a society that was entering the changing years of the ’60s.
She was a woman who changed paradigms showing that many roles can be assumed by a woman, such as when she opted for mechanics within her military training or could show herself as an axis of stability when her kingdom struggled to adjust to a modern world acting with intelligence and cunning, as he showed by changing his father’s circle of advisers in the royal court, for career diplomats and business executives to adapt a monarchy that needed to continue advancing.
Despite her promise to preserve everything built and inherited from her ancestors, she was forced to bid farewell to nobility from Kenya and Hong Kong to finally Barbados in 2021. Still, she maintained her firmness and monarchical dedication to the 15 countries and her leadership with the Commonwealth, leaving many gaps and doubts in the face of the many duties to which she gave her whole life and which will not be as easy to cover as she knew how to do.
As former Prime Minister John Major said on her 90th birthday: “She’s shrewd, she’s compassionate, she has a good deal of insight, and she has the typical and traditional virtues that you associate with the British …If you were designing someone to be a monarch here in Britain, I think you would design someone exactly like the Queen Elizabeth II.”
Notwithstanding the many difficult times, she had to live through during her reign, both in matters of state and family, she remained unscathed. She overcame many circumstances thanks to the unlimited support of her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was indisputable support for his personal life and his functions until the time he left her, precisely in the month of our birthday.
I got the impression that she let herself go to join him soon. I imagine it would not be easy to cope with the emptiness after living with someone from complimenting a stable relationship with a great complement.
In any case, for those of us who come to admire her in some aspect of her life, her functions and her legacy; we have engraved in our retina those images amid the bright colours that dressed her in such a unique way, her big and bright smile, that unmistakable sense of humour, those tender captures amid the animals that she loved and even the scenes in the films in which he lent himself to participate in unconventional ways, such as jumping from a parachute or having tea with Paddington, have left a mark on the lives of many that we will keep alive in our hearts.
As someone I consider to be my father, my uncle Roberto Stohmann A. wrote, with whom I share my particular sympathy for Queen Elizabeth II: “The Queen of Queens dies after serving 70 years as sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and head of the Commonwealth. It was the longest reign in modern history.
The Queen of Queens, she will live in history and the midst of our memories!
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Writer by Claudia STOHMANN R. de A. Communicator, speaker, writer, etiquette, and protocol expert.
28 September 2022, Bolivia
Category: Business Protocol
Reference: CS28092022BP
