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More Than An Icon: How Elizabeth II Carved A Permanent Place In Posterity
Published Sep 15, 2022
Updated Sep 15, 2022
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More Than An Icon: How Elizabeth II Carved A Permanent Place In Posterity
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High on the list of words young people overuse — to the point of gutting its true meaning — is “iconic.” It’s not just second-rate actors and reality TV stars, but apparently your high school pal qualifies for iconic status just by showing up to a party in a cool new jacket.
Gen Z’ers are no doubt joining with their grandparents (and great-grandparents?) in paying their respects to the bonafide international icon that was Queen Elizabeth II.
Yet amid all the hagiography and highlight reels of the past two days since Elizabeth’s death at 96, another word comes to mind: monumental. With its solidity and permanence, the term is effectively one clear step up from iconic: both larger than life, and real in a way the make-believe of Hollywood or Instagram can never be.
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