She was indeed an interesting character, witty, frail yet fierce, out of this time and truly royal.
It’s definitely the end of an era, that makes me a little bit nostalgic.
I have been thinking about this for the past two hours, rewatching the speech she gave at 21. She was hesitant, unsure, obviously unprepared for the death of her father, yet she became a queen at the blink of an eye.
One of my favorite speech, very human, a young lady suddenly realize the weight of her destiny, pledge to put her life, her only life, aside for the rest of her life. She spent the next 70 years being the Queen, no matter what, never complained, never showed any sign of weaknesses, relentlessly performing diplomatic duties.
Being right for 70 years is difficult. I think she genuinely tried.