{"id":633590,"date":"2026-01-01T05:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/fr\/633590\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:35:34","slug":"comment-john-major-sest-excuse-aupres-de-la-reine-mere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/fr\/633590\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment John Major s\u2019est excus\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s de la reine m\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00eame les classiques ont des rat\u00e9s. L\u2019envoi d\u2019un message \u00e0 l\u2019occasion d\u2019un anniversaire laisse rarement la place \u00e0 des erreurs. Et pourtant, en 1994, Roderic Lyne, secr\u00e9taire priv\u00e9 du Premier ministre John Major, se voit contraint de r\u00e9diger un mot d\u2019explications aupr\u00e8s du secr\u00e9tariat de la reine m\u00e8re \u00c9lisabeth.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABACA_708817_008saXAZAKruf.jpg\" alt=\"La reine mere en 1986.\"\/><strong>La reine mere en 1986.<\/strong> \u00a9 UPPA\/Avalon\/ABACA<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019erreur aurait eu lieu dans la lettre r\u00e9dig\u00e9e par le Premier ministre \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du 94\u1d49 anniversaire de la reine m\u00e8re, la m\u00e8re d\u2019<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pointdevue.fr\/grand-angle\/biographies\/elisabeth-ii\" rel=\"noopener\">Elisabeth II<\/a>. Si le contenu pr\u00e9cis de cette lettre n\u2019est pas d\u00e9voil\u00e9, il semble avoir mis suffisamment en col\u00e8re le secr\u00e9taire particulier de la doyenne des Windsor de l\u2019\u00e9poque. Apr\u00e8s sa r\u00e9ception, Sir Alastair Aird t\u00e9l\u00e9phone au 10 Downing Street pour se plaindre que le message avait \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00a0\u00bb mal adress\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0. A l\u2019\u00e9poque, la transmission ne se faisait pas par courrier, mais par t\u00e9l\u00e9gramme.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABACA_312688_003ZWcJ8YZaWB.jpg\" alt=\"Le Premier ministre John Major et la reine Elisabeth II, en 2012.\"\/><strong>Le Premier ministre John Major et la reine Elisabeth II, en 2012.<\/strong> \u00a9 Dempsey Sean\/PA Photos\/ABACA<\/p>\n<p>Le collaborateur de John Major prend alors sa plus belle plume pour s\u2019expliquer : \u00a0\u00bb Le message lui-m\u00eame, tel qu\u2019il a quitt\u00e9 nos mains, \u00e9tait parfaitement correct. Cependant, lors de sa transmission, il semble que British Telecom ait malheureusement adress\u00e9 le t\u00e9l\u00e9gramme de la mani\u00e8re incorrecte que vous avez d\u00e9crite. \u00a0\u00bb Ensuite, le secr\u00e9taire particulier prend soin de couvrir ses \u00e9quipes et se permet d\u2019\u00e9mettre une suggestion\u00a0: \u00a0\u00bb Je suis sinc\u00e8rement d\u00e9sol\u00e9 de cet incident. Notre personnel est tr\u00e8s rigoureux quant \u00e0 la forme ad\u00e9quate. La solution serait peut-\u00eatre d\u2019abandonner les t\u00e9l\u00e9grammes, qui semblent, de toute fa\u00e7on, ne plus \u00eatre \u00e0 la mode. \u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ABACA_541474_009HP5BqS1Miv.jpg\" alt=\"Reine Elisabeth avec sa fille la future Elisabeth II, en 1937.\"\/><strong>Reine Elisabeth avec sa fille la future Elisabeth II, en 1937.<\/strong> \u00a9 PA Photos\/ABACA<\/p>\n<p>Quoi qu\u2019il en soit, la reine m\u00e8re ne semble pas avoir tenu rigueur de cet incident. Elle renvoya un mot \u00e0 John Major et \u00e0 son \u00e9pouse Norma pour les \u00a0\u00bb remercier chaleureusement \u00a0\u00bb de \u00a0\u00bb leur aimable message de v\u0153ux \u00ab\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Lire aussi &gt;&gt;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pointdevue.fr\/royal\/royaume-uni\/quand-brigitte-bardot-etait-presentee-a-la-reine-elisabeth-ii\" rel=\"noopener\">Quand Brigitte Bardot \u00e9tait pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 la reine \u00c9lisabeth II<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"M\u00eame les classiques ont des rat\u00e9s. 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