Queen Elizabeth II Life Death

Queen
Elizabeth II
life/death
By: Shyla Muscroft
Queen Elizabeth II Early Beginnings
Elizabeth II, whose full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from
February 6, 1952 to September 8, 2022. She was also the Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Queen of her other realms
and territories. She was born on April 21, 1926, in London, England.
Elizabeth was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother). Princess
Elizabeth was the presumed heir when her father succeeded the throne in 1936 following the abdication of his brother King Edward V111.
She wed former Green and Danish royal Philip Mountbatten in November 1947 and they were married for 73 years until he passed away in
2021. They had four children, Prince Edward, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Charles.
Queen Elizabeth II Death
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 years of age September 8th 2022, at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland with her death
certificate giving the cause as "old age". She holds the title of British monarch with the longest reign ever of 70 years. September 19th 2022,
Elizabeth's state funeral was place at Westminster Abbey. Later that day, she was buried at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, which is a
portion of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle , in a private ceremony attended by her nearest relatives. This event was not recorded or
aired.
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Causes and Consequences
Monday, September 19th was declared a national holiday to mourn the Queen and watch the funeral. Many businesses were closed, Hundreds
of thousands of people stood in the Capital to say goodbye, some tossing flowers onto the hearse and others shouting “God bless the queen.”
The members of the royal family, representatives, and the royal household remained in mourning until September 26th, seven days after the
funeral.
At the Queen’s funeral, more than 90 world leaders, including President of the United States Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin
Trudeau, the French President, Japan’s Emperor, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, and Italy’s president to name a few. Almost all the members
of the entire royal family attended the Queen’s funeral, from her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and cousins. Also, members of
the royal household staff attended.
Change and continuity
King Charles 111 (Charles Philip Arthur George) born 14 November 1948, became the King of the United Kingdom and 14 other
Commonwealth realms on September 8, 2022 upon the death of his mother, Elizabeth II. He was the longest-serving heir apparent in British
history and, at the age of 73, is the oldest person to ascend the British throne.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Air Force and Navy from 1971 to 1976. In 1981,
he married Lady Diana Spencer, with whom he had two sons, William and Harry. In 1996, the couple divorced after they had each engaged in
well-publicised extramarital affairs. In 2005, Charles married his long-time partner, Camilla Parker Bowles.
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Perspective
With the passing of the Queen, there is much public debate on the future of the Royal Family and the future of the monarchy. Less than half
the British population want to keep the monarchy as it is. If given a choice between Charles becoming King or an elected head of state, just over
half of British adults say they would prefer Charles crowned king while nearly a third (31%) would want an elected head of state. Monarchy is a
form of government where the individual or group of people in power are determined through bloodlines. Specific rules are in place that dictate
who can be named the ruler of the state in a monarchy. Most are ruled by kings or queens, but some allow for a group of nobles to be the head
of the government as well. The advantage of a monarchy is that there is predictability in the government. Secession goes through the family who
leads the government, so there are no situations where people must vote “for the lesser of two evils.” There are specific rules and laws in place
that would determine who would be the ruler and when they would ascend to that leadership position.The disadvantage of a monarchy is that
the people being ruled rarely have a say in who gets to be their leader. Because everything is predetermined, a society could become stuck with
an abusive individual in power for multiple decades and have little recourse to save themselves.
Ethical Judgement
Ethical Judgement
Queen Elizabeth 11’s death was devastating news. I think Queen Elizabeth was a great leader who lived her life for the sake of her nation with
a tremendous sense of dedication, public service, and sacrifice. She will be remembered as the Monarch who led her nation through decades of
change on many fronts. Although there is great history with the monarchy, I don’t believe it should continue on as it is not based on who is
qualified for the position, but rather who is born into the role of King or Queen and it is a great expense to taxpayers dollars.

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