Death of Prince Philip: will Queen Elizabeth II speak publicly?
Queen Elizabeth II's heart is broken. The Sovereign has just announced the death of her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Words that should be the only words from Harry and William's grandmother.
Prince Philip is no more. The Duke of Edinburgh, who was due to celebrate his centenary on June 10, has died at the age of 99. "His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning of Friday, April 9 at Windsor Castle," read an official statement released by the royal family on social media. A disappearance for which everyone was preparing these days. Prince Philip had been hospitalized several times in recent months and had even undergone surgery to treat heart problems. Queen Elizabeth II has just lost the one who supported her throughout her reign, just a few days before her 95th birthday, scheduled for April 21. A shock for the British, all members of the Crown but also for his wife, whom everyone expects to speak after the disappearance of the man she had married seventy-two years ago.
The country above all
Yet, according to scholars of the British crown, the Sovereign should not speak publicly about the death of Prince Philip. Guest of BFM TV, Jean Des Cars, author of the book Elizabeth II, The Queen, "does not think" that the grandmother of princes Harry and William will speak in the coming hours to discuss in person the disappearance of the prince Philip.
If he obviously admits that the queen must be "upset" and "devastated" to have lost her husband, Jean Des Cars is able to affirm that she will remain silent in the face of this ordeal: "It is such a woman of duty with all that she has shown as an example! […] I come back to that speech she said in 1947 in Cape Town, South Africa at the time of her majority, 21 years old, “May my life be long or short, I would be at the service of the Nation ”. So she will go all the way! Said the writer and expert. Queen Elizabeth II, now a widow, will therefore reserve her tears exclusively for her children and grandchildren ...
