LONDON (AP) — Now that the Royal Family has said farewell to Prince Philip, attention will turn to Queen Elizabeth II’s 95th birthday on Wednesday and, in coming months, the celebrations marking her 70 years on the throne. This combination of events is reminding the United Kingdom that the reign of the queen, the only monarch most of her subjects have ever known, is finite. “The queen is certainly moving now into the twilight of her reign and a new phase of her reign,” said Anna Whitelock, director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy at Royal Holloway, University of London. But, of course, at a time when the queen is approaching her 95th birthday, she’s vulnerable and aging,” Whitelock said. Now that the Royal Family has said far…

Source: Egypt Independent April 20, 2021 06:33 UTC