Charles III sends the first wishes as a sovereign to the centenarians of the kingdom. And he chooses a photo with Camilla taken in 2018. A tradition started by Elizabeth II’s grandfather, George V
«My wife and I“. My wife and I are happy to wish happy birthday. The first greeting cards for the centenarians of the kingdom, sent by Charles III and Queen Camilla, have arrived at their destination. Surmounted by the coat of arms of the Royal Household, Buckingham Palace. A tradition that dates back to 1917 at the time of Elizabeth II’s grandfather, King George V. Skilled communicator – he changed the name of the Saxe-Coburg Gotha family to Windsor sounding like this quintessentially English as to make one forget the German roots of the family – the king also began the tradition of greeting cards for centenarians and for long, long-standing couples who celebrate their 60, 65 and 70 years of marriage.
And the royal wishes to the centenarians are also the litmus test of how much photography has changed in the country: George V sent just 24 telegrams of greetings, already in 2014 they had exceeded 7,500 a year. In all, ElisabettaII sent 1.3 million cards.
Thus, also the Queen Mum, grandmother of Elizabeth II, at the turn of her 100 years (he will die at the age of over 101 in 2002) he received the postman’s visit to Clarence House, his residence on the morning of his birthday. At noon the postman, Tony Nicholls, had arrived. He brought the queen’s wishes (also delivered to 11 other centenarians). “On your 100th birthday all the family join with me in sending you our loving best wishes for this special dayRead the letter. Signed Lilibet, the pet name of Elizabeth, child. Despite two IRA bombs defused in the London Underground on the eve of the royal birthday, the Windsors honored two queens in 2002: the Queen Mother of course, but also Elizabeth because together they had shared the path towards the modernity of the House of Windsor. Even the ever pungent progressive newspaper reported on the great day of “the country’s most acclaimed centenary”.
Now to receive the wishes of the king and queen – on the card the portrait of the royal couple: Carlo has chosen a shot from summer 2018 – was World War II veteran Ruth Park-Pearson. While the centenarians – with the average age getting longer – were added in the meantime also those who reach 105 years of age.
October 23, 2022 (change October 23, 2022 | 18:43)
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