“This is sad“… Admirers, tourists and journalists who gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London shared their concerns about the state of Queen Elizabeth II’s health, and their affection for the popular monarch.

“I hope the Scottish air will help himsaid Elizabeth Jackson, 66, named in honor of the queen. “Problems have multiplied over the course of a year, that’s worrying“.”She has been a queen all our lives, she is so calm, so measured“, notes with emotion Maureen Barnett, a retired professor interviewed by AFP.

But despite the large number of journalists and hundreds of spectators who sometimes come with bouquets of flowers, there are not many signs of mounting anxiety in the country. Relax, traditional guards still change their weapons periodically, tourists take selfies and police continue their rounds as usual. Some who are not always informed of the latest news, still wonder about the presence of the media. “Queen is not healthy”, then explained a policeman to them while showing them his cell phone.

Beyond emotion, realism is needed on the palate. “As expected, he became so weak, it’s patheticsaid Ken Cross, an Australian tourist. “It’s normal, he’s old and out of shapeadded Homa, a young woman in her twenties. “It’s sad but he lives his lifenotes Diana Leroy, a German tourist. “We don’t have a monarchy in Germany, so I don’t know how people feel here.»

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