Charles Guyard
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8:36 a.m., September 11, 2022
The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. A death that has crossed the borders of English lands. In France, some also mourn their queen. Indeed, thousands of English are settled in France. They expressed their pain at the microphone of Europe 1.
British nationals settled in France follow the accession of their new sovereign very closely. In Gauriac, in the Côtes d’Armor, King Charles III has his supporters, but also his detractors; his age and his opinions are divisive.
But the memory of Queen Elizabeth II remains intact, despite her death on Thursday, at the age of 96. “She was our queen all my life, I don’t know anything else,” Sheila told Europe 1.
Like many, this Briton has never seen the throne occupied by anyone other than Elizabeth II. So it’s an upheaval. “We have to change the stamps, the currency,” she argues.
For some, he should have left the throne to William
Change everything, including the anthem, but also perhaps accept a king who has never hidden his ideas. Enough to break with the traditional neutrality of Buckingham. For Jane, 36, it’s inconceivable. “He has his political views and there are a lot of people who don’t agree with him. It might have worked out better if he had left the throne to William. People like him, he’s nice.”
By accessing the crown at the age of 73 against 25 for his mother, Charles feeds skepticism about his ability to guarantee the unity of the royal family, already split, or even that of the entire country. Because according to a poll conducted in 2021, only a third of the English believed that whoever then held the title of Prince of Wales would make a good king.