Queen Elizabeth II has been the monarch of the United Kingdom for 70 years. That deserves appreciation. Alongside the celebrations, which begin with a grand military parade in London, she receives congratulations from the Vatican and France.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has also received congratulations from abroad on her 70th anniversary of the throne. Pope Francis wrote in a telegram of congratulations to the Queen that he prays "that Almighty God will give you, as well as the royal family and all the people of the country, blessings that mean unity, prosperity and peace," the Vatican said. .
French President Emmanuel Macron combined his congratulations to the Queen with thanks for her services to the friendship between their two countries. "You are the golden thread that connects our two countries, proof of the unshakable friendship between our nations," Macron wrote in his congratulatory letter. Elizabeth II was a "friend" and "close ally" of France and "our example of service to others".
In the UK, four days of nationwide celebrations of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee have begun. Elizabeth II had already celebrated the actual anniversary of her accession to the throne in 1952 on February 6th. Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier used this occasion to congratulate the Queen on behalf of all Germans.
"Countless people around the world admire you for your tireless service at the head of your country and the Commonwealth of Nations over an extraordinarily long period of time. We Germans are no exception here," Steinmeier said at the time. The Anglo-German friendship developed "precisely thanks to your commitment to an extent that few Germans would have dared to hope for when you ascended the throne, a few years after the end of the Second World War".
