The week was truly historic.
Since the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the ceremonies have followed one another.
Just yesterday, the transport of her remains on a gun carriage escorted by Navy sailors and then the solemn service under the majestic vaults of Westminster gave the measure of the importance of the Queen for the United Kingdom.
What were the dozens of heads of state present in the nave thinking of as they gazed at the coffin where lay this woman who had less power than them and yet more influence?
Modern political society has, under the pressure of public opinion and the laws of communication, turned its back on verticality.
The British Crown is mysteriously linked to history and the divine.
Would it be out of step with the spirit of the times which requires “participation”?
A rigorous protocol apparently distances the sovereign from the people, and yet the emotion shown for a week shows the closeness that the queen had established with…
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