That visit of the Queen and her husband Filippo to Venice in 1961 was “a memorable journey” for Elisabetta
VENICE – It was 1961 when the Queen Elizabeth and her husband Filippo, Duke of Edinburgh, visited the Venetian capital. “A memorable trip” had defined the sovereign herself, a guest of Cipriani.
A visit that in the moment of pain for his death was remembered by the President of the Region Luca Zaia: «In 1961 she had come on an official visit to Venice and Torcello, remaining enchanted by the uniqueness of the Serenissima – she remembers – She leaves us the last witness of the twentieth century, the longest-lived English queen and the second longest-lived head of state in history. She became queen very young, at the age of 25, after the sudden death of King George VI, she had sworn to dedicate her whole life to the service of the nation and so she did ». Zaia addressed “my condolences to the British and to all British citizens residing in Veneto”.
The condolences of Veneto
“With the death of Queen Elizabeth, the whole world says goodbye to a woman who has dedicated her entire life to her people and her nation. Venice, which had the honor of hosting it on several occasions, clings to the pain of the royal family and to all the inhabitants of the Kingdom»Are the words of the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnarothat on social media has published a video of the visit of the sovereign of Great Britain in 1961. And therea Biennial immediately wanted to pay homage to the voice by playing the notes of the English national anthem “God save the queen” from the loudspeakers in front of the Palazzo del Cinema, sung in the street by ten of passers-by.
“A woman, a Head of State, who marked an era – said the mayor of Padua, Sergio Giordani – The most sincere condolences of myself and of the city to all the British citizens and citizens of all the other realms of the Commonwealth who live, study, work in Padua or who many visit it as tourists even in these hours“. Mario Contemayor of Treviso and president of Anci Veneto, said: “Queen Elizabeth was one of the most important and influential characters of the last century. A reigning responsibility goes away that has accompanied our lives with her words, her ability to face the events and the great ones of history with style, authority,“. The senator Antonio De Poli ha ha: “When I was born Elisabetta was already Queen. How sad the news of her death … she was no longer just a sovereign, 70 years of her reign had made her a piece of the history of each of us. We will remember composure, confidentiality, difficult decisions in difficult times. Elisabetta is now a legend and we are lucky enough to be excited spectators of her had of her extraordinary time“.
The group “La vecchia Padova”, which takes care of keeping local culture and history alive, has left the front page of Giorgio VI’s Gazzettino on social networks.