Maxim Behar on Elizabeth II: A Life Devoted to Duty

Host: We are lucky because you have both seen King Charles III live and have personal impressions. But to begin with, how will you remember Queen Elizabeth II?

Maxim: A very sad day for the whole world and once again condolences to the entire royal family. Condolences also to our King, who is part of this big family, of course. I can't tell if Queen Elizabeth was a monarch or a head of state. In my opinion, she was a leader - something the world needs in its most difficult times. A unifying leader. Such leaders are increasingly lacking. With great respect for her son, King Charles, who said he would carry on her cause. By the way, in the many conversations when he mentioned her name while he and I had meetings, he always said "Her Majesty". I hope that means there will be great continuity and it will be modern continuity.

Host: Now let's look at the present. What are your impressions of King Charles III?

Maxim: I will tell you my short description that I have after so many meetings. He is a good person who was in Bulgaria twice with great respect for our country. He was in a Gypsy Quarter in Stolipinovo, he attended a wedding, then he was in an orphanage.

Host: Tomorrow is coming. We will all be thinking about other things. Can you give us your perspective on what's next for this image of the monarchy? Because Elizabeth has had time to build her image as it is and as we are talking about it today. Charles became king with an already established image.

Maxim: Monarchies are now radically different from what they were 50 years ago. Monarchies are now modern, more open, less and less things depend on the monarchs themselves. The way they behave is more about the psyche and attitude of their subjects if I can call them that. But, in the end, if one day all monarchies go, the British Monarchy will probably be the last. At the same time, it is very conservative, very good at standing on its traditions. We see the tribute that the whole world pays to Queen Elizabeth, not just the British. 9 out of 10 people in the world were born in the era of Queen Elizabeth II. This means that today's event is a world-important event and today's messages to the world are "Be united!"

Host: What kind of world do you imagine from tomorrow - a world of changed values, a world of changed role of the monarchy?

Maxim: It won't happen tomorrow, it will happen in years. That depends, of course, on the new king. I hope two things will happen in the next 15 years. Firstly, to put the British symbols on coins, notes and everywhere, not the symbols of one person. My second hope is that one day the anthem of Great Britain will be the Beatles song "All You Need Is Love". I'm sure that in 15-20 years it will be the future anthem of Great Britain. All we really need is love, respect and respect for people who do their jobs well.

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