For the British Queen, age is just a number. The 95-year-old Queen turned down the “Oldie of the Year” award and gave the magazine a funny explanation for her renouncement.
Windsor – The 95-year-old monarch politely declined the Oldie of the Year award given by British magazine The Oldie with a typically brisk response. “Her Majesty believes that you are as old as you feel. The Queen does not believe that she meets the relevant criteria to accept the award and hopes that a more worthy recipient will be found, ”Queen Elizabeth II had her private secretary Tom Laing-Baker convey in a letter. A friendly but definite rejection, as reported by 24royal.de *.
Queen Elizabeth II: she declines this award with thanks
The magazine published the letter in its November issue and caused a lot of buzz. “The Oldie” is a British monthly magazine aimed at the elderly, “as a lighthearted alternative to a press obsessed with youth and celebrities,” as the website says. Every year a humorous award ceremony takes place. Previous winners include British painter David Hockney (84), Brit actress Eileen Atkins (87), pop artist Peter Blake (89) and actress and politician Glenda Jackson (85).
Queen Elizabeth II: These winners received the honors instead
The award ceremony took place despite Queen Elizabeth II’s cancellation *. The award has been given for 29 years now. This year, TV chef Dame Delia Smith (80) and Dr. Mridul Kumar Datta and Dr. Saroj Datta recognized for over 110 years of exemplary service together as “NHS Angels” (angel of the “National Health Service”, the national health system of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
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Queen Elizabeth II: Duchess Camilla presented the award, which the Queen refused
Incidentally, the prize was awarded by a member of the British royal family. It was up to none other than the Duchess of Cornwall * (74) to congratulate the three winners. You can also see from this that the regent supports the idea of the award in principle, but did not want to be recognized herself. The British Queen cannot be asked twice for other awards. *
Duchess Camilla held in her speech to Abraham Lincoln (56, † 1865), whom she quoted with the following statement: “Whatever you are, be a good person”. She congratulated the deserving winners and added, with a wink, what she believes is one of the benefits of aging: “Watching your children grow up, enjoying your grandchildren, knowing that they will go home after the visit; find more time to read; To find time to read the oldie – and to come to happy events like this, ”summed up the wife of the Queen’s son, Prince Charles * (72). * 24royal.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
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