Queen Elizabeth II has always refused the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the reasons for attributing it number in the hundreds. But the sovereign was often categorical: “She did not want this honor”. It was a “high-ranking courtier” who reported the information to the Daily Mail. Indeed, the palace is said to have been approached more than once by Commonwealth leaders “for advice” on Her Majesty’s appointment. “We politely replied: ‘Thanks, but no thanks’,” relayed the English daily.
Even before she became queen, Elizabeth had made it clear: her role was to serve her people, nothing more. Being offered recognition for her simple work could make her deeply uncomfortable. “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether long or short, will be devoted to your service,” she proclaimed in a speech before her coronation. As pointed out Marie Clairethe queen has always placed the emphasis on “the common good”, the construction of buildings or the promotion of cooperation. The race for titles has never been an objective for the sovereign. His worshipers were of a different opinion, going so far as to set up a campaign to try to obtain a nomination for Queen Elizabeth. It almost succeeded.
In 2018, the feeling of seeing Elizabeth II win the Nobel Peace Prize was so strong that the Telegraph had reported that the issue would be discussed at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government. A source had also explained that she could be nominated for her work within the intergovernmental organization. “If someone nominates her and she succeeds, I think the whole country would be delighted and would consider that she fully deserves it,” assured a second insider to the British magazine. This appointment never saw the light of day and the queen never spoke clearly on the subject, not even leaving a few lines on the subject in her precious diary. The final entry, written just two days before his death in September 2022, was recently revealed in Charles III : New King. New Court. The Inside Storya book by the great specialist Robert Hardman. No word on this Nobel Prize.
