This morning, I had an opportunity to speak again on Polskie Radio 24. I was asked to share my thoughts about what the 70 year reign of the Queen meant for the UK and the impact that her death may have on her people and the monarchy. I thought that I was opining reasonably well in my broken Polish, until I was interrupted by the live proclamation from St James’s Palace of King Charles III of becoming our new Sovereign.

Dziś rano miałem okazję ponownie przemawiać w Polskim Radiu 24. Poproszono mnie o podzielenie się przemyśleniami na temat tego, co 70-letnie panowanie królowej oznaczało dla Wielkiej Brytanii oraz wpływ, jaki jej śmierć może mieć na jej naród i monarchię. Myślałem, że w mojej łamanej polszczyźnie wyrażam opinię całkiem nieźle, dopóki nie przerwała mi na żywo proklamacja z Pałacu św. Jakuba króla Karola III o zostaniu naszym nowym suwerenem.

Link to the recording / Link do nagrania: https://polskieradio24.pl/130/5925/artykul/3034340 

"I thank God for the example of her life"

"The Queen gave Great Britain a sense of stability, durability and stoicism", said Dr. Piotr Ney (British analyst and economist) on Polish Radio 24.

British Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the United Kingdom. She took the throne in 1952. In 2015, she broke the record of Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother. After the death of Elizabeth II, her son Charles becomes the new king.

Dr. Piotr Ney, a British analyst, spoke about the reign exercised by the deceased monarch.

"This undemocratic head of state for over 70 years was universally respected and even loved. I humbly admit that although I do not agree with the principle of monarchy, in practice I thank God for the example that Queen Elizabeth lived", he emphasised.

In the opinion of Dr. Ney, Elizabeth II was the embodiment of values ​​that are "in danger of extinction".

"She was an example of duty and sacrifice in a world that seems to be increasingly dominated by narcissists. For 70 years she has devoted herself to her nation, her people", he observed.