Like the majority of countries in the world, the United Kingdom is today affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to intensive care. To give courage to the British people in the face of the crisis, Queen Elizabeth II delivered a speech on April 5. Invited the next day on video on the set of C to you, Stéphane Bern deciphered his message, his eyes full of emotion."The Queen is a symbol. It may seem completely superfluous to talk about this, when there are caregivers who fight minute by minute … You have to imagine that England is looking for a benchmark. She is a little this base, this emblematic figure in a way. She is a rock in the storm", ignited the animator.
Queen confined with her husband Prince Philipp
The speech was watched live by over 3 million Britons. "It is a very personal message, which was not countersigned by her Prime Minister. She wrote it alone. These are the words she chose" says Stéphane Bern. Queen Elizabeth II confined with her husband, Prince Philipp Mountbatten, to Windsor Castle. "She's been confined with him for 72 years already" commented Stéphane Bern with humor.
The animator of History secrets was also confined to his royal college, in the Perche. "There are books. I am not bored. I obey because you must not put others in danger and put yourself in danger" he says, adding words of thanks for the caregivers who act daily with coronavirus patients.
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