This post was first published on May, 29 2012. Since then the Queen has died (may her memory be a blessing) and she has been succeeded by King Charles III who recently became patron of the Faculty of Homeopathy. Long live the King!
As we all look forward to the Jubilee weekend, it was heartening to read in the Daily Mail that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a big fan of alternative medicine and homeopathy.
The article states that the Queen is never far from ‘60 vials of homeopathic medicines, carried in a special leather case, without which she won’t travel anywhere.’ She even treated one of her beloved corgis with a homeopathic remedy. So clearly the Queen also believes in veterinary homeopathy.
Although the Queen has tactfully refrained from entering into the rather distasteful ongoing argument about NHS homeopathy – it is well documented that the Royal Family has patronized homeopathy and appointed an official Royal homeopathic physician since the mid- 19th century.
So:
- the present Coalition Government is protective of the people’s access to NHS homeopathy;
- the previous Labour administration felt much the same about it;
- and now the Daily Mail reports that the Head of State uses homeopathy on herself and her pets.
I wonder why.
On behalf of all doctors, homeopaths, veterinary surgeons and responsible practitioners and patients of whole person orientated medicine, I would like to wish Her Majesty and all her family and pets a very happy Jubilee and many, many more healthy years.