United Kingdom The loneliness of Queen Elizabeth II
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Queen Elizabeth II has led the "rearmament" of
the Royals
before the impact of the interview on CBS of Meghan and Harry with the famous Oprah
, sold to televisions in 70 countries and compared to that of Princess Diana on the BBC in 1995, when he confessed to the cameras: "There were three of us in our marriage."
Meghan's revelations,
accusing the royal family of wanting to "silence" her and "perpetuate falsehoods"
about her and her husband, have reignited the Windsor war in
an especially critical moment
, with Philippe of Edinburgh
recently operated on the heart and completing three weeks of convalescence in the hospital
.
The Queen has nevertheless decided to face double adversity with her own offensive before the cameras since her confinement in Windsor Castle.
Assisted by Prince Charles and Camilla from Westminster Abbey
, sheltered by Prince William and the indefatigable Kate Middleton, the British monarch anticipated her annual address to the Commonwealth by several hours, in an attempt to divert attention
of the media bomb dropped from California
.
In a special program for the BBC, Elizabeth II released her long-awaited message of thanks on Sunday
to "the great family" of the Commonwealth of Nations
and highlighted the solidarity of the 54 countries in the face of the pandemic.
The British often celebrate the Queen's words like rays of the sun, but this time they have paid special attention to her silences,
in the face of the coming storm on behalf of his wayward grandson and his American wife
.
Buckingham Palace sources assured
The Sunday Times
that Elizabeth II had no intention of staying magnetized all night in front of the television.
"I don't think anyone can expect His Majesty to stay up and watch the interview," the same sources said.
"It will not".
In return, the monarch will receive a "
briefing
"detailed its content and will act accordingly. Although just in case
has planned to intensify its activity in the coming days
, as she has been doing for the past few weeks, despite her long convalescence in her husband's hospital.
"Your Majesty
focus on your public activity, with a few things on the agenda
", warned the same sources." What should be talked about on Monday?
From the children's return to school (after the third confinement), from the effectiveness of the vaccination program ... Those are the big issues that the royal family wants to focus on, not the news or the Oprah circus and the Sussexes. "
The "courtiers" have wanted to discredit in advance everything that is happening in California as "the circus"
, and in fact they began to leak this week harmful information against Meghan, such as accusations of workplace harassment by her staff at the Palace after her wedding to Harry, or the diamond earrings given by the controversial Saudi prince Mohamed Bin Salman.
"The worst incidents have not yet come to light," the same sources have warned.
The Sunday Times
, anticipating an unprecedented escalation
in the "war" of accusations without the Sussexes they go out of their way
: "They are playing with fire, and the swords are raised. There is a lot of unwashed clothes that could come out."
Meghan has counterattacked in her own way by denouncing "the active role" of
The Firm
("The Firm", as it refers to the royal family) in the campaign of "falsehoods" against her and her husband: "
It's been incredibly hard for both of us
".
At the start of her interview with Oprah, dressed in a wide black suit and in an advanced stage of her second pregnancy, Meghan remembers how she had to decline the first request for a television meeting with her friend in 2018, before the wedding, at the pressure from the royal family.
"
They didn't even allow me to have that personal conversation with you, right?
They wanted the people on the communication team to be sitting there. "
"You kindly declined and told me: 'Maybe there will be another time, at the right time,'" Oprah replies at the start of the interview.
"Is this the right time?"
And Meghan hesitates at first and then
hints yes
, and acknowledges that she finally feels "liberated" and ready to speak.
Any statement that may personally compromise the queen will possibly lead to an unprecedented escalation and perhaps to
a definitive break from the monarch with the one who was until recently her favorite grandson
, and the most popular member of the royal family among the British.
Harry bragged days ago that he was in regular contact with his grandmother and grandfather by "zooming in" and in the presence of his son Archie.
Harry had planned to travel to the UK in June to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh and to attend the unveiling of a statue commemorating Diana shortly thereafter.
His plans are however highly in doubt
due to the conflictive relationship with his brother Guillermo, with whom he hardly ever speaks
.
Meghan's confessions about her alleged rivalry with Kate Middleton also put the royal family on guard.
Exactly a year ago, Harry and Meghan appeared
at the last public event with the royal family at Westminster Abbey
, and in the prelude to confinement by the Coronavirus.
The year lived dangerously was also in the United Kingdom the final act of Brexit and the "
Meghxit "
.
Over time came the "positives" from Prince Charles and Prince William (the latter case kept secret for months).
Above all follow
highlighting the queen's iron health
, which just a few days ago urged the British to get vaccinated "and think of others."
In the absence of the convalescent Felipe, Elizabeth II herself has called the family to the chapel, in a show of force in the face of adversity.
In the BBC special program, "A Celebration for the Commonwealth Day", it had great relevance
Prince Charles, speaking not only of Covid but of climate change
and the loss of biodiversity as "existential and borderless threats" to humanity.
Camilla from Cornwall also enjoyed a few minutes of fame, speaking of her passion for books.
William and Kate eventually took on their role and ended up being
the stars of the final stretch of "A Celebration for the Commonwealth Day" on the BBC
, with video conferencing with medical staff in South Africa, Australia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Like a wave, the interview with Harry and Meghan on CBS (about 7.3 million euros for broadcasting rights) aspired to rival the Superbowl in the United States and meanwhile went around the world
until breaking on the British shores at one in the morning
, courtesy of ITV (which paid 1.2 million euros for the scoop).
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