Tag: respect

The Queen 👑

This is a bit unusual post from me and sorry if someone doesn’t really care about it, but I wish to tell what I see and how I think about the current situation.
As you know, I live in London and I’m sure everyone knows that The Queen is dead. Why do I want to talk about this? How is it affecting me? What does it look like to live in London these days? What do foreign people think about this?
Well, I never was a “huge fan” of the Royal Family, but I never had a problem with them either. They are a huge part of the community, the history and the everyday life of the UK. The whole country built up to this monarchy. Some people are proud of them, some hate them, but one thing is sure, everyone has feelings about the Royals. I heard people say that they just take their money and do nothing…well true and false. The people are paying with their lives, but they are a part of this country’s history. My opinion, if we do not give this money to them, this money will go to someone else’s pocket…at least like this we sponsor history.
And the Queen’s death is history. I’m 33 years old and I have never lived in a World where England doesn’t have a Queen and that Queen wasn’t Elizabeth II. So when I heard the news, I felt sad and shocked. I liked and some ways I adored that woman. She was funny, kind and had an amazing humor. She was a bit like everyone’s grandmother. But she was so powerful, elegant and everyone respected her for her service and her huge heart. I’m sad. Even though I have never met her, she is on our money, buildings, transport, she is in everyone’s life in the UK. An era has ended on Thursday, 8th September 2022.
She has been reigning for 70 years. She has done many things during these years, you can read them everywhere. Her elegance and still being a human made me respect her, not those amazing things. Yes, sure she made mistakes as everyone else. Even if she was The Queen, she was a human being. He Majestic was born in a different world, she had been through so many things and many more changes, but she could stay as a human. She wasn’t just the Queen of the UK. If you ask people around the world, they may not know who their own prime minister is, but everyone knows who Queen Elizabeth II is. Funny story, but I remember when I was a kid (around 5-6), I heard in the news about another royal family. I was shocked and totally confused… I said to my Mom “How is it possible that there is another Queen in the World? I thought The Queen is (sorry, I was a kid) that old lady called Elizabeth?!”. So yes, she wasn’t just the UK’s Queen.
How is London now? Quiet. You can feel the sorrow in the city. People are living their lives, they are in pubs, but those pubs are much quieter than usual. The streets are less busy. You can feel the sadness and the shock everywhere. I have never seen this quiet weekend since I moved here.
As I said, an era ended on Thursday. I hope she will rest in peace.

Thank you for listening guys.

XOXO,

Krisz ♥️