Nancai fast comments: In the era of the Queen, the cohesion geometry of "United Kingdom"?

On the evening of September 8, local time, Buckingham Palace officially released the news that Queen Elizabeth II died at the Barl Melles Castle, Scotland. As soon as the news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of the world. As the longest time in British history, the death of Elizabeth II marks the end of an era and also means that Britain will usher in a completely different future. For the United Kingdom, which is named "Joint Kingdom", whether the death of the queen means that the internal ethnic groups have lost their common bonds, and have become one of the most concerned topics that observers.

The national symbol of seventy years

For Elizabeth II, climbing on the throne is a completely fate arrangement. Her father is the second son of King George V and the Duke of York, the Duke of York, and the British royal family inheritance rules. However, her uncle, also known as Edward VIII, known as "Love Beauty, Do not love rivers and mountains", announced his abdication less than one year and passed the throne to Elizabeth II's father. After he ascended the throne, George VI, the heavy responsibility of the future throne naturally fell on the eldest daughter Elizabeth. In 1952, George VI died of illness. At that time, Elizabeth, who was in Africa, rushed back to the UK immediately, becoming the new British monarch, or in other words, becoming a national symbol under the constitutional system of the British monarch.

As the British monarch, Elizabeth II is also the head of the entire British Empire/Commonwealth. However, when she ascended the throne, Britain had shown signs of decline. Some important colonies such as India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka had successfully independent. "". As a constitutional monarch, Elizabeth II was unable to interfere with the colonial process from the British process. It could only see the past colonies and the international influence of the United Kingdom continued to decline. Perhaps it is precisely because of the proper attitude in the colonization that Elizabeth II still enjoys high respect in the Commonwealth member states.

Beginning in the 1960s, the nationalist party of Scotland and Wales began to emerge in politics, and the nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland continued for thirty years. Although some of these separatist movements include republican colors (such as the New Fen Party and Wales of the Northern Ireland), the queen who is in office for 70 years is generally easier Most people accept it. Even the representative of the Society of Scotland, the most powerful development momentum, the Scottish National Party also clearly put forward the idea of ​​"anti -British Queen". During the independence in 2014, it would continue to respect the Queen as the head of state after the independence of Scotland.

The challenge of the post -Queen era

It must be pointed out that the respect and recognition of the Queen's enjoyment in China largely comes from their own personal charm. Elizabeth II may be the last British monarch with traditional colors. On the one hand, she fulfills her duties and fulfills constitutional responsibility. On the one hand, she strives to maintain the mystery, dignity and prestige of the British royal family, and strive to maintain the model of the royal family. Whether as the head of state or the mother and grandmother of a family, it is in line with the British's expectations for a model monarch, and it is easier to win the favor of ordinary people.

After the death of Elizabeth II, for the United Kingdom, its political links have the risk of weakening. How to further deepen the historical connection of the modern joint kingdom and strengthen regional political bonds require more efforts by the British government.

(The author is a lecturer in the English School of English School of Foreign Languages, an associate researcher of the China Sea Research Institute)

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