The last months of the queen have not been easy. After losing her husband Prince Philip on April 9, 2021, Elizabeth II contracted Covid-19. The concern was at its height, the Sovereign being 95 years old. Weakened and tested by the virus, the grandmother of princes William and Harry showed signs of weakness in terms of mobility. It is now with the help of a cane that she moves when she can.
The last time Elizabeth II was seen in public dates back to last March and the mass given in tribute to Prince Philip to which several crowned heads of the world were also invited. Unlike Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the other members of the Windsor clan were present to support Elizabeth II, almost a year after the disappearance of the man of her life with whom she spent more than 70 years.
The absences of Elizabeth II gradually give way to Prince Charles, heir to the throne before he returns to Prince William. At the start of the year, the queen even gave her blessing to the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker-Bowles to become queen consort as soon as Charles becomes king. An honor for the one who, a few years ago, was far from having the queen in her pocket.