The death of the queen has divided the world in three. One side love her for the dignity, grace, charming personality, and aura she carried over. The love for the royal queen is immense due to the extraordinary service she has provided to her nation for more than 60 years.
Two, who associate the relationship of the monarchy with oppression and suppression. As “Oppression is with Royalty.” The criticism of monarchy comes from people who lived with the brutality of Britishers during colonial times.
It would be unfair to talk about the two sides wherein there lies a third, where a lot of people respect and love the queen irrespective of having a bad colonial history or being a critique of the monarchy. It is not like they are unaware of the historical facts but maybe choose to see it differently.
Queen’s Rule :
In 1952, Elizabeth’s father died ascending the throne to her at the age of 25. Since she had been serving tremendously. Nobody knew she would become one of the most loved monarchs in British history.
In 2017, she became the first monarch to celebrate a Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne following her silver, golden, and diamond jubilee. She was the longest-lived British monarch and the second-longest reigning sovereign in world history, behind Louis XIV of France.
The demise of the Queen of Great Britain has left the world in utter shock and bereaved. One side of the world is unable to accept that she is no more as it felt she would stay forever.
Grief displays from around the world, be it; a public gathering at Buckingham Palace in London, people expressing through their social media, condolences from world leaders, etc.
The former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “This is our country’s saddest day.’’
French President Emmanuel Macron said the queen had embodied the continuity and unity of the British nation for 70 years.
In contrast, critics of the crown were quick to point out the royal family’s role in the subjugation of people whose colonies had been controlled by Britain.
Boots Riley, the rapper and film director tweeted, “The matriarch of a royal family legacy of slave-trading, imperialism, colonialism, theft, a symbol of opulence and mascot for the ruling class is dead.”
The CNN live report conducted by the international correspondent of CNN, Larry Madowo brought attention to the reality that the queen was not universally loved.
South African political party The Economic Freedom Fighters refused to mourn the queen. They released a lengthy statement that said, “Elizabeth ascended to the throne in 1952, reigning for 70 years as a head of an institution built up, sustained, and living off a brutal legacy of dehumanization of millions of people across the world.”
Overview :
While scrolling the social media filled with ample number of opinions found an article that said, “Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s death isn’t disrespectful, Colonialism is.”
No doubt, colonialism is not just disrespectful but highly traumatizing as well. “Does it allow deaths to be celebrated?” Lie a big question.
History has always been an eye-opener and great learning for the generations ahead. It has neither taught us to be revengeful nor slaves.
It has taught us to stand against wrongdoings and oppression and be resentful toward dictators and fascists.
To uphold the truth and not be a Hitler to the Jews. To build empathy through studying the lives and struggles of others.
People gathered outside Buckingham Palace were out of words and expressed their sorrow differently for the queen.
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