Within the framework of the celebrations for the 70 years of Elizabeth II on the throne, an anniversary known as her Platinum Jubilee, the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, decided to give the British queen a special gift. Is about a horse belonging to the French Republican Guard which will arrive this Wednesday at Windsor Castle.
As reported by the Elysée Palace, the headquarters of the French Presidency, Macron decided to honor the love that the queen professes for equines and give her as a present a 7-year-old gray gelding named Fabuleu de Maucour.
The animal, which was trained to be ridden by the guard’s standard bearer, was paraded on the Champs-Elysées avenue in Paris on May 8, ahead of the presidential procession, at the ceremony to commemorate the victory of the Allied Forces over Germany. Nazi in World War II.
Macron will present the queen with a 7-year-old gray gelding. Photo Christian Hartmann/EFE
This Thursday, meanwhile, Macron will pay a formal tribute to the queen, during a ceremony in which he will light the flame at the Arc de Triomphe monument.
The French President will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the presence of the British Ambassador to France, Menna Rawlings. The national anthems of France and Great Britain will be performed at the ceremony.
From Thursday to Saturday, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations will celebrate Elizabeth’s 70th year on the throne, an anniversary known as her Platinum Jubilee.
Isabel was born in London on April 21, 1926, with the name of Isabel Alejandra María (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor). in the midst of a British general strike. In 1947 she married Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, with whom she had four children: Carlos, Ana, Andrés and Eduardo.
A souvenir of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is displayed in a shop near Buckingham Palace. PhotoMatt Dunham/AP
She became queen at the age of 25 on February 6, 1952, after the death of his father, King George VI. His formal coronation took place on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey, but his reign began the moment his father died.
At 96, she is Britain’s longest serving monarch and the first to reach seven decades on the throne. She is also the oldest of hers, because Queen Victoria (her great-great-grandmother) had lived 81 years.
Celebrations for the Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth
different official events will make up the agenda of activities of the celebrations for the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
Among the activities that are scheduled are a parade of the Horse Guards that will be seen by the monarch from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, an air show starring the Royal Air Force and the launch of fireworks in different parts of the kingdom.
of course also the party will move to the streets, with events and parties that are not included in the real agenda. It is estimated that some ten million people will be part of the festivities.
With AP information
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