I wonder. Her Majesty died at Balmoral, in Scotland, where there is a groundswell of rabid, separatist advocates. While these ceremonies will have been rehearsed and drilled at each of her residences, i.e., Buckingham Palace, Sandringham and Windsor in readiness for her passing, it happened to happen at Balmoral.
What went on there is sure to have dampened the independence movement -- at least for a while. The Monarchy was very much present, thriving and dominant as The Queen lay in state and was paraded. I know many readers will recoil at what I am about to suggest, but could Her Majesty have planned to die there? Could she have asked the morphine be upped, or could it have simply been a stroke? Were it the latter, how fortuitous.
In good spirits just two days before she died, she received Boris Johnson to say farewell and Liz Truss to ask the latter to form a new government in Her Name. We know that Her Majesty remained a devoted servant of the people literally right up to the end. Was this her final dutiful act, to reinforce the fact that she was indeed Monarch of Scotland?
(Note: I just heard a commentator say that indeed, she did want to die in Scotland for the very reasons I have outlined. How it happened, however, we do not know, but it certainly makes sense.)
How ironic to see the zealous separatist, Nicola Sturgeon, having to laud The Queen in a speech to the Scottish Parliament. The words of praise and acclaim must have stuck in her throat. But, or course, we all know that secretly every opponent of The Monarchy revered The Queen and jumped at any chance to meet her. How pathetic the Republic of Ireland looked in its absence of loyalty. They were indeed odd man out on this one.
As the Scots paid her homage, Elizabeth II got the upper hand in a show of strength and support to King Charles III. The Queen went out on top. What a marvel. May she rest in peace.
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