a queen who lived with her times

To dive into the life of Elizabeth II is to dive into an animated history book. In 1953, in her golden carriage drawn by horses, she was about to be crowned in front of three million onlookers present at Westminster Abbey. Inside the monument, cameras immortalize the historic moment, one of the first broadcasts in the world. The coronation, an intimate moment, becomes public. With 277 million viewers, the queen is taking over this new medium. In 1957, in the United States, she visited one of the first supermarkets in the world.

In the midst of a moral revolution in 1968, mini-skirts were everywhere, and even on Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter. Modern, Elizabeth II was the first Briton to send an e-mail, in 1976. Almost twenty years later, in 1994, she inaugurated one of the technological feats of the 20th century: the Channel Tunnel. In 2000, she danced with Tony Blair, Prime Minister. New millennium and new communication, in 2014, she tweeted for the first time. His death was also announced on the official account of the royal family. Until the end, Elizabeth II will have lived with her time.