With her years in the monarchy, Elizabeth II developed an unwavering personality. Faced with painful events, the queen remains stoic. However, this does not mean that she does not feel any emotion. Although incredibly rare, the monarch has already cried in public.
Elizabeth II must never let her emotions shine through, whether positive or negative. This is one of the rules of protocol that the Queen has followed for more than sixty years. For decades, Her Majesty has been impassive to the public. His mantra, inherited from Queen Victoria, is none other than: “Never complain, never explain”. Except that on rare occasions, the queen failed to contain her emotion. Check out those six times Elizabeth II poured out crying in public.
In 1966, the mining village of Aberfan in South Wales was the victim of a tragedy. A mine dump that was located above the village had slipped resulting in the death of 144 people, including 116 children. Elizabeth II and Prince Philip made the trip a day after the last victim was found in the debris. Her Majesty could not hold back tears at the scene of the tragedy, resimising that she had not been there a little earlier, according to Sir William Heseltine.
Elizabeth II was very affected by her visit to the mining village of Aberfan
A few years after this tragedy, the monarch shed a tear when she witnessed the decommissioning of the royal yacht Britannia at a ceremony in Portsmouth in 1997. Overwhelmed by emotion as she watched her beloved yacht taken out of service after 22 years of loyal service, Elizabeth II could not hide her emotion. And for good reason, this boat had a sentimental value. He transported the entire royal family several times. Prince Charles and Princess Diana also made their honeymoon cruise on the Britannia in 1981. It is obvious that the Queen had a deep personal affection for this ship.
Elizabeth II moved during the decommissioning of her boat sipa
During a poignant visit to the opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in 2002, Elizabeth II was moved to tears. The reason? The year before, it was the Queen Mother who was present at the ceremony to pay tribute to British war heroes. But after his death, Prince Philip’s wife had to take on the role of his late mother. After leaving a small cross as a souvenir, tears flowed down Queen Elizabeth II’s face.
Elizabeth II moved to tears in 2002
In some official ceremonies, the Queen has been emotional. For example, in honoring the soldiers of the Duke of Lancaster’s regiment in 2016, Her Majesty was very moved and let a few tears flow. Or in 2019, during Remembrance Day at the cenotaph. As Britain fell silent to honor British war heroes, the Queen was seen wiping away tears.
In 2019, Elizabeth II wiped a tear on her cheek.
Lately, the image that has upset the United Kingdom is the tears of the Queen at the funeral of Princes Philip. Alone, in the heart of St George’s Chapel at her husband’s funeral, Elizabeth II wiped away tears after her reverence when the coffin arrived. On that day, Prince Charles had also let out his grief.
Elizabeth II alone at the funeral of her husband Prince Philip
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