Diamond Jubilee and beyond

Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 marks 60 years as queen

Since Elizabeth rarely gives interviews, little is known of her personal feelings. As a constitutional monarch, she has not expressed her own political opinions in a public forum. She does have a deep sense of religious and civic duty, and takes her coronation oath клятва seriously.^] Aside from her official religious role as Supreme Governor of the established Church of England, she personally worships with that church and with the national Church of Scotland.^[161] She has demonstrated support for inter-faith relations, and has met with leaders of other religions, including three popes: John XXIII, John Paul II and Benedict XVI. A personal note about her faith often features in her annual Royal Christmas Message broadcast to the Commonwealth, such as in 2000, when she spoke about the theological significance of the millennium marking the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ:

She is the patron of over 600 organisations and charities.^[163] Her main leisure interests include equestrianism конный спорт and dogs, especially her Pembroke Welsh Corgis.

In the 1950s, as a young woman at the start of her reign, Elizabeth was depicted as a glamorous "fairytale Queen".^[166] After the trauma of the war, it was a time of hope, a period of progress and achievement heralding объявляя a "new Elizabethan age".^[167] Lord Altrincham's accusation обвинение in 1957 that her speeches sounded like those of a "priggish педантичный schoolgirl" was an At her Silver Jubilee in 1977, the crowds and celebrations were genuinely enthusiastic,^[171] but in the 1980s public criticism of the royal family increased, as the personal and working lives of Elizabeth's children came under media scrutiny.^[172] Elizabeth's popularity sank to a low point in the 1990s. Under pressure from public opinion, she began to pay income tax for the first time, and Buckingham Palace was opened to the public.^[173] Discontent недовольство with the monarchy reached its peak on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, though the Queen's popularity rebounded рикошетить after her live broadcast to the world five days after Diana's death.

In November 1999, a referendum in Australia on the future of the Australian monarchy favoured its retention сохранение in preference to an indirectly elected head of state.^[175] Polls in Britain in 2006 and 2007 revealed strong support for Elizabeth,^[176]and referenda in Tuvalu in 2008 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2009 both rejected proposals to become republics.^[177]

Finances

Elizabeth's personal fortune has been the subject of speculation for many years.  The British Crown Estate – with holdings of £7.3 billion in 2011^[186] – is held in trust for the nation, and cannot be sold or owned by Elizabeth in a private capacity.^[187]

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