Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Queen's Christmas Message Acknowledges a 'Bumpy' Year for U.K.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/world/europe/queen-elizabeth-prince-philip.html
Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in July.Credit...Pool photo by Victoria Jones
By Iliana Magra
Dec. 24, 2019
Updated 7:27 a.m. ET
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has had a trying year.
She will admit as much, it seems, in her annual, prerecorded message that will be broadcast on Christmas Day, when she will call 2019 “quite bumpy,” according to excerpts released on Tuesday by Buckingham Palace.
Though it was not clear exactly what the queen was referring to, a quick overview of 2019 explains why it might have felt rough at times.
In January, her husband, Prince Philip, apologized after he was involved in a car crash that left two women injured, sparking a public debate on older drivers. He agreed to relinquish his driver’s license.
n August, the queen was dragged into British politics when Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked her to suspend Parliament, a move that was later ruled unlawful by the country’s Supreme Court.
</snip>
Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in July.Credit...Pool photo by Victoria Jones
By Iliana Magra
Dec. 24, 2019
Updated 7:27 a.m. ET
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has had a trying year.
She will admit as much, it seems, in her annual, prerecorded message that will be broadcast on Christmas Day, when she will call 2019 “quite bumpy,” according to excerpts released on Tuesday by Buckingham Palace.
Though it was not clear exactly what the queen was referring to, a quick overview of 2019 explains why it might have felt rough at times.
In January, her husband, Prince Philip, apologized after he was involved in a car crash that left two women injured, sparking a public debate on older drivers. He agreed to relinquish his driver’s license.
n August, the queen was dragged into British politics when Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked her to suspend Parliament, a move that was later ruled unlawful by the country’s Supreme Court.
</snip>
Ya think?
