God Saved The Queen

 September 8th, 2022

Queen Elizabeth is Dead.

Long Live The Queen

Certainly Queen Elizabeth II has lived a long and eventful life.  She was 96 Years old when she passed away today and she had been the Queen of England for 70 years of her life.  She was only 25 years old when she inherited the throne from her Father, King George VI . Indeed, neither King George nor Queen Elizabeth had been expected to be British Monarchs but George's Brother, Edward VIII Abdicated his throne so that he could marry a twice divorced American woman named Wallis Simpson.  And after Elizabeth's Father died while in office Elizabeth was next in line for the throne.

Queen Elizabeth was not someone who seemed to love the glamour and the spotlight that went along with being queen.  Indeed, those who knew her best seemed to recognize that she was a rather shy person, overall.

Yet, when those moments came when she needed to step up to her responsibilities she always seemed capable of doing that and, despite the desires of many Britons to do away with the Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth seemed to understand what her duties were to her United Kingdom Subjects and she carried them out gracefully and responsibly.  Over he long reign Elizabeth was loved and admired by almost everyone in her kingdom.

At certain times in her life, although she never seemed to attract much negative attention herself, a great deal of controversy seemed to swirl around other members of the Royal Family.  Her Sister, Princess Margaret's love life, Her son Charles and his wife Diana and his mistress and later wife, Camilla, Her son Andrew's accusations of his association with Jeffrey Epstein and escapades with underage girls must have been extremely distressing to the queen. 

Yet Queen Elizabeth seemed to soldier on throughout her life with dignity and respect received from most of her subjects.  While Elizabeth accomplished much throughout her life her accomplishments were, for the most part, under the radar and out of the limelight.  She was a private person who was not only well loved by her British subjects but she seemed to be well loved by people, including Presidents and leaders from all over the world, who admired and respected her.

Although she tried her best to be a private person her story has been told in many ways over the years in newspapers, books, magazines, in movies and on television.  Indeed, The Royal Family of Elizabeth and Phillip and their family were probably one of the first families who starred in a Television "Reality Show" in Great Britain featuring their own family.  The Crown is a very popular Netflix show that tells her story in great detail and now finally has an ending, or does it.  

Certainly the story of King Charles has already proven to be an interesting one.  Charles has not been as popular as his mother with the British people but we will see in the coming days, weeks and years how things work out for Charles and his wife and sons, as well as other members of the Royal Family.  

But for now I will join into the British Hope for their King and say the following:

                                       GOD SAVE THE KING

Sincerely Yours

Jerry Gallagher