While millions watched the Platinum Jubilee festivities to thank Queen Elizabeth and reflect on her 70 years on the British throne, for the monarchy itself, the four-day celebrations have also very much been about looking to the future.
From parades in London and a party outside Buckingham Palace to a Service of Thanksgiving, many in Britain have been paying affectionate tributes to a 96-year-old who has reigned longer than any of her predecessors in 1,000 years.
The queen missed out on most of the big Jubilee events due to what the palace calls "episodic mobility problems", which have forced her to cancel public appearances recently and have highlighted her advancing years. Journalist Tina Brown, a longtime observer of the British royalty, also said Elizabeth had been focused on succession.
He denied the allegation and has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, but his reputation was shattered. Polls show the queen is hugely popular and older Britons are overwhelming in favour of the monarchy, but they also indicate young people are far more indifferent and support has slipped over the last decade.
The new centre-left Labor party in Australia, which voted against ditching the monarchy in 1999, has named the country's first "assistant minister for the republic"."I don’t know that it will ever be the same when she’s not here any more, that’s how we feel about it ," said Patricia Burrowes, 80, who travelled from Auckland for the Jubilee celebrations.
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