There have been mixed reactions following the 8 September passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Some mourn her death, while others snigger at her.
Queen Elizabeth II has played her role and will be laid to rest on Monday, 19 September. It is left for King Charles III to play his role. Whatever the case, the sun will continue to set on the English monarchy.
Under colonialism, it was a crime to insult the British crown. You can therefore imagine the courage of a Nigerian youth, Raji Abdallah, who on being hauled before the colonial courts in 1948 for treason, famously told the judge: “I hate the crown of Britain with all my heart because to me and my countrymen, it is a symbol of oppression, a symbol of persecution, and in short, a material manifestation of iniquity.
There have been mixed reactions following the 8 September passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Some mourn her death, while others snigger at her, allegedly for being the greatest receiver of stolen goods in world history. This is quite uncharitable because unlike Queen Elizabeth I, who invested in the dubious but quite lucrative business of piracy and even knighted her leading pirate, Francis Drake, Elizabeth II is not known to have taken part in any direct criminality.
Her only daughter, Princess Anne, like many young people, had various relationships before marrying Captain Mark Phillips on 14 November, 1973. They had two children, Peter and Zara Philips, before they divorced in 1992. On 12 December, that same year, she married her current husband, Sir Timothy Laurence.
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