Since the announcement of his death on Thursday evening, the flow of tributes from leaders around the world has been continuous.
This Friday again, Queen Elizabeth II, who was the oldest head of state in the world, was greeted by all her counterparts, with rare unanimity.
“The grief of our compatriots is immense.
For 70 years, Elizabeth II was a queen of courage and valor,” wrote
Emmanuel Macron
on the condolence register present at the British Embassy in France.
The President of the Republic, who the day before had already greeted "a friend of France, a queen of hearts", also took the time to record a video tribute of almost 3 minutes.
“For you, she was your queen.
For us, she was THE queen.
She will be with us forever, ”he says, in English.
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"For us, she was THE queen": Macron's video tribute (and in English) to Elizabeth II
A little later in the day, from Marseille where she was traveling,
Brigitte Macron
, who had notably met the queen during the G7 in Cornwall in June 2021, wanted to speak.
"She marked our lives, she was very important to us," said the first lady.
Very great admiration and immense respect (…) she always kept her commitments, and she kept her commitments with all the love of which she was capable.
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This loyalty to its commitments was also welcomed by the British Prime Minister
Liz Truss
.
In front of the House of Commons, she spoke of “the promise she made on her 21st birthday to dedicate her life to service.
The whole Assembly will agree: never has a promise been so well fulfilled.
Boris
Johnson
also spoke during this session.
"She has always been a point of reference in British life, a person who polls say is often in our dreams," he said.
Before adding: “She showed the world not only how to reign over a people but also how to love and how to serve.
The former Prime Minister also insisted on recalling that she was "very wise in her advice".
"A model of leadership that will remain immortal in history"
“We will miss her terribly”, confided the Danish
Margrethe II
who is, at 82, now the only queen, and the longest reigning monarch in Europe.
The festivities of his 50 years of reign were largely canceled this weekend, due to the disappearance of Elizabeth II.
In the rest of the world, Chinese President
Xi Jinping
said that "his passing is a huge loss for the British people".
In India, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
said he was "pained by his disappearance".
In Japan, where the flags were lowered to half-mast,
Emperor Naruhito
praised her "many achievements and contributions" and Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida
recalled that she had "played an extremely important role for world peace and stability. ".
Even half-masting of flags at the presidential palace of Lebanon where the government has announced a four-day national mourning.
“Throughout her rich career, she has been a source of inspiration and nobility”, retained the Emir of Qatar,
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani
.
For
King Salman
of Saudi Arabia, "he was a model of leadership that will go down in history as immortal".
A large part of these monarchs and rulers could meet on Monday, September 19.
It is on this day that the state funeral of Elizabeth II should take place at Westminster Abbey in London, according to protocol.
Dignitaries from around the world are expected, as well as royal families, welcomed the day before by King Charles III, specifies The Guardian.
The services of the new king have yet to specify the date and outlines.
But it will probably be without
Vladimir Putin
.
"The option
(of moving)
is not considered," said Dmitri Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, while Putin has been a pariah in the West since the offensive against Ukraine.
Thursday evening, the Russian president still recognized "the love and respect for his subjects" which "enjoyed Elizabeth II", as well as his "authority on the world stage".