Long Live the Queen! | Newsbusters

WASHINGTON — Take a break from the information. From the tales of battle in Ukraine, slaughter of schoolchildren in Texas and mayhem towards minorities in Buffalo, New York. Flip your attentions at the least quickly to contemplate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her seventieth 12 months on the throne. Did you see these beautiful photos of the royal household throughout the entrance web page of a lot of the weekend newspapers? Inform me the royal household is just not the best-dressed household on the earth!

The queen regarded spectacular. Her physique might need been creaking on the joints and betraying signs of pressure, however you wouldn’t comprehend it to take a look at her. Furthermore, these bonnets worn by the royals on the balcony at Buckingham Palace had been sensational. They’re known as bonnets, are they not? If the presence of these hats on the queen and her princesses doesn’t begin a craze among the many girls of America, I shall eat my hat. No, wait a minute! That goes too far. Let me merely say that I shall be shocked.

Later within the queen’s four-day celebration, she needed to bow out sometimes, owing to her “expertise” of “some discomfort,” however at age 96, I feel she is allowed some dispensations. She has earned them, however Prince Charles took up the slack, and he, too, regarded fairly good in his resplendent medals — row upon row of them — and gold braid throughout the chest and crimson tunic. He’s rumored to frequent my tailor in London, but when he ever donned such apparel upon visiting the store at Anderson & Sheppard, I’m certain I might bear in mind it. At any fee, within the beautiful photos at Buckingham Palace, he regarded each inch a king, and I’m sure he’ll do exactly superb each time he will get the nod. King Charles III, the title fits him properly.

It’s obvious in strolling the streets of America that dressing up is just not thought-about crucial right here anymore. The boys gown like little boys, sporting brief pants and T-shirts. I half-expect a few of them to be throwing round Frisbees or flying kites or skateboarding. The ladies gown higher however solely barely. But, American girls have at all times dressed higher than American males, at the least earlier than feminism took maintain.

Nevertheless, to return to Queen Elizabeth II, she has performed her function for 70 years and performed it properly. There have been tough occasions for her. Prince Charles’ first marriage didn’t finish properly. Princess Margaret was an ordeal, and Prince Andrew’s love life has at the least been controversial. Her two grandsons have offered her with moments of acidosis — at the least, Harry has. There was that episode with the Nazi uniform, or was it solely a fascist jumpsuit? A future clamaint to the throne of Nice Britain enjoying the function of certainly one of his nation’s biggest enemies! That didn’t go over very properly with the tabloids. Harry and Meghan selected the correct locale to maneuver to. They are going to get pleasure from California, and at the least half the state will get pleasure from them. Maybe they are going to open a string of fish and chips outlets or a string of weight-lifting gymnasiums. They will must earn their hold, are they not?

The queen has lived an exemplary life by way of all of it. She has been a rallying level for the entire British nation — and has influenced our land, too. This weekend, I noticed flags flying together with her visage adorning the Union Jack. There are some on the left who say the crown ought to be abolished, however what would they put instead? They haven’t any reply for this. It’s like these leftists in America who hold urging the removing of statues that at the least are an attraction for vacationers. I’m instructed that in San Francisco, they might even take away statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. What would the British leftists put within the monarchy’s place? Would they put a shopping mall the place Buckingham Palace now stands and a car parking zone instead of Windsor Fort?

The queen was born to nice wealth and standing, however she may have shirked her obligations. Or she may have abdicated. As an alternative, she accepted a life devoted to obligation and dignity. That’s what one reads about her. I’m certain that Prince Charles will settle for this dedication to obligation and dignity, too, when he’s known as to the throne. It might have benefited our nation if current presidents had adopted such an austere calling.

Glory to Ukraine!