As a current colonial subject of the British royal family well has family in Scotland and North Ireland, please do not try to say that all subjects of qe2 were jingoistic elitists who loved her unconditionally. Some of us actually were opposed to that situation.
Yes, and? My family on my mother's side were hardcore anti-English-monarchy Scottish Jacobites back to the 15th century (and were, iirc, involved in plots to try to kill QE1, so... /pours one out for them). My grandmother was born within two years of the Queen, also grew up in wartime Britain, and survived the Blitz before immigrating to America. So yes. I likewise also have family ties and anti-monarchical ancestors in Scotland that go back for centuries. I am well aware that not everybody in the UK loves/loved her. That is, however, not the point here, and while some of my earlier wording might have been somewhat broad, the country of England as a whole still largely buys into the royalist image and supports the institution (the media/political/commercial establishment does, almost without exception). This is drastically different in younger age groups and other demographic splits. But we are not talking about the attitudes of private individuals, or doing a detailed sociological deep dive. We are talking about larger, collective, overall social and cultural factors. "Some people in the UK privately don't/didn't like her" isn't the point.
Anyway. Yes. Still not really the issue here. I have also repeatedly pointed out that the UK is more than just England, and includes Scotland, N. Ireland, and Wales, all of whom have drastically different relationships with the English monarchy due to it being forced on them as a colonising power. Thanks for your concern.
