D. Duarte Pio de Bragança said that the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is a great loss for all the Commonwealth countries and considers that it is also a loss for politics.
“For the Commonwealth countries, especially England and Scotland, it is a huge loss. For all who considered her part of their family. They had an almost familiar vision, as in the other monarchies that I know in Europe, it is a loss for politics, because although he had never held public office in politics, but in particular he had great influence”, says the Duke of Bragança to the TSF.
The self-proclaimed successor to the Portuguese crown met Isabel II on several occasions and recalls: “There were times when there were more people, it was more welcoming, and there were times when it was with the family, at least for me, never I heard her give no opinion on English politics. She spoke about other moral and social issues that concerned her. At the same time, he also praised the Portuguese community in England.”
“Both those who had more modest jobs and trades, as well as those who are important in science or finance of people on the street to acclaim her,” he adds.
Looking to the future, D. Duarte Pío says that Carlos III, successor of Isabel II, will have challenges ahead.
“Unfortunately, he has some press owners against him and some civil builders who did not like his interventions in the field of environmental protection and English architecture. But I think that now he will have to be more careful in his opinions, because as king he is he left with another responsibility, “believes the Duke of Braganza.
However, according to D. Duarte Pio, “he is enormously popular among the youth and among the people who are dedicated to the great causes of our time” and recalls that “one of the problems he had with Prime Minister Boris Johnson was having denounced the expulsion of illegal immigrants”.
Isabel II passed away this Thursday at the age of 96. With the death of the Queen of the United Kingdom, Carlos III ascends the throne.
Source: TSF
