Queen Elizabeth II will not be celebrated this Sunday for the jubilee.

On the one hand, this is because February 6, 1952 is not a happy day for her;

on this day her father, George VI, died, to whom she was very attached.

On the other hand, it is better to celebrate on the cool island in the middle of the year, which is why the four-day festivities, which numerous prominent artists are supposed to help shape, have been postponed to the beginning of June.

Jochen Buchsteiner

Political correspondent in London.

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On the day of the actual “platinum anniversary”, no major appearance by the queen is planned.

The 95-year-old monarch is currently at the family home in Sandringham, where she received a number of citizens on Saturday and wrote a letter of thanks to the population, and will probably not leave the premises.

In the past, she occasionally appeared in public for round jubilees on the throne, but this time she is only expected on the Sunday way to the service in St. Mary Magdalen Church.

An anniversary in the closest family circle

Court reporters consider it possible that she is gathering the closest family around her this Sunday, which would reflect the character of her late reign.

Because in recent years, the longest-serving monarch in British history has placed more and more tasks in the hands of her son, Crown Prince Charles, and her eldest grandson William.

The younger members of the "company" are not only making longer trips abroad in the service of the Crown.

The Prince of Wales also accepts accolades and represents his mother in the Commonwealth of Nations.

At the world climate summit last November, the head of state was only connected via video, while the crown prince was personally present in Glasgow.

The Queen has not been seen in public since October.

"Of course, as the Queen gets older, more responsibilities are delegated to other members of the Royal Family," said constitutional lawyer Vernon Bogdanor recently, responding to questions about what that actually means.

"The other royals can do everything except constitutional functions such as audiences with the prime minister or signing laws." If the queen is absent due to a prolonged illness, it is up to the "counselors of the state" - these are the first four in line to the throne who are over 21 years of age – to undertake a range of official duties.

This includes participation in the Privy Council, the British Crown Council, which usually meets monthly, the signing of routine documents, the accreditation of ambassadors or the opening of Parliament. The Counselors are also allowed to represent the monarchy in public, for example at the "Trooping the Colors" parade (which fell asleep during the pandemic) or at the annual "Remembrance Sunday" to commemorate the victims of war. However, as Bogdanor puts it, the Counselors “have no decision-making powers”. They cannot dissolve Parliament, appoint members of the House of Lords, or appoint a prime minister.

Charles and William are likely to take on most of the additional tasks that could be transferred in the near future.

The other two Counselors are called Harry and Andrew – and with them the Queen's big double problem is named.

Harry, Charles' second son, left the royal household last year and no longer officially represents the family;

he was also stripped of his honorary military titles.

He now lives permanently in California and, together with his wife Meghan, enjoys a celebrity life with a political touch.

Over the past year, the couple have leveled ugly allegations at the family in the kingdom - ranging from emotional neglect to racism.