Queen Elizabeth's COVID-19 Diagnosis Has Supporters Worried and Wishing Her Well
02/20/2022 11:59 am EST
British Leaders
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted his well-wishes for the queen shortly after her diagnosis was announced on Sunday morning. his rival, labor party leader Keir Starmer did so as well.
Prayers
Plenty of posts were simple prayers for the queen, expressed with no social or political commentary.
Precautions
Pundits noted that this diagnosis does not look good for those that advocated to have COVID-19 safety protocols relaxed. According to journalist Omid Scobie, some policies were recently changed in Buckingham Palace.
Example
Some commenters wanted to see the flowery language set aside and have this diagnosis used as an example to influence public policy in the U.K.
Confident
Longtime admirers were confident that the queen would recover from this illness, and even that she would be ready for her upcoming events.
Humanized
Politics aside, many people felt that this diagnosis humanized the queen and elicited sympathy. They remarked that she is a recent widow, and her mental health is likely strained as well as her physical health.
Prince Charles
Finally, fans noted that it is a bad look for Prince Charles to have given his mother this dangerous virus as her heir. Many wondered how the prince would handle that guilt.
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