“Queen of the world”. The last such monarch

A special edition of Polityka will be released on September 14, dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II: Queen of the World. His death puts an end to the era of leaders identical to their country.

When Elizabeth II’s son and successor, Charles III, wrote in an official statement: “I know that his loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Kingdoms and the Commonwealth of Nations, and by countless people across the world”, he was guided not only by courtesy and he did not exaggerate. Never in the history of modern media has a woman so dominated almost all news, headlines and covers.

“I don’t know any formula for success,” the British monarch said at the coronation, but over the decades she has managed to develop an acclaimed style of government. This death puts an end to the era of leaders identical to their country.

Queen Elizabeth was able to distinguish the interests and welfare of the state from the interests of the ruling parties, which changed from one Democratic term in power: leftist and conservative. She kept her distance, although she had her political, usually traditionalist, sympathies. At the same time, alongside the growing baggage of experience resulting from her role as British Head of State and Head of the British Commonwealth, she was able to recognize and acknowledge that times are changing.

A Christian, head of the Anglican Church, sincerely attached to this tradition, did not question the other religious traditions. She believed she had to protect all legal denominations, not just the state denomination. He did not attack from the throne the decentralization of the state, increasing the autonomy of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. He took note of the government’s decisions regarding the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq wars, Brexit and aid to Ukraine fighting Russian aggression. She began to rule when Prime Minister Winston Churchill died shortly after his official meeting with Boris Johnson’s successor, Liz Truss, the third woman to hold the post in UK history. There was at this point no one in world politics who could match Elizabeth in a wealth of personal experience. Today’s leaders could learn lessons about the responsibility of an independent, law-abiding and democratic, ie pluralistic, state. For most Britons, she was a national ‘mother and grandmother’ who, in difficult times, gives a sense of stability and continuity, uniting, not dividing and excluding. She turned out to be the embodiment, symbol and pride of Britishness.

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Special edition “Queen of the World” has 84 pages, they will be available for purchase at selected outlets and sklep.polityka.pl.

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