thank you I’m next to the ceremony has arrived when we ask Bishop gently said this printed him on the Queen’s head please I think what has defined the Elizabethan era is it took us from the ravages of War to this extraordinary World in which we live in now
all right it actually defines the era of the greatest change the world has ever known and yet she managed to stay the same location and devotion are sovereign never wavered through times of change and progress through times of joy and celebration and through times of sadness and loss and I think the Elizabethan age defies a huge huge change and yet there’s still some things that remain the same and one
of them was this stoicism of the queen and her sense of Duty and I think that sense of Duty has probably died with the age in her life of service we saw that Abiding Love of tradition together with that Fearless Embrace that progress which makes us great as Nations the affection admiration and respect she inspired became the Hallmark of hurray the Queen’s life is one of the most
deeply and thoroughly documented and monitored from her birth in London in 1926 to her wedding her coronation Jubilee after Jubilee and her eventual death there is little that is unseen of the Queen’s life by the time of her death in 2022 age 96 the queen had witnessed enormous social and technological change but there were numerous very special moments which defined her life Queen Elizabeth experienced a blissful childhood enjoying Country Life with her mother father and sister but the moment that would change
everything was the difficult decision made by her Uncle David known as King Edward VII looking at your own love I am able to say a few words of my own I have never wanted to withhold anything on the 11th of September 1936 King Edward VII broadcast to the nation that he would abdicate the throne to be with the woman he loved it has not been constitutional free but you must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my videos of pain as I would wish to do
without the help and support of the woman I love a moment that would not only change the life of Elizabeth’s father but it would change her life too Elizabeth’s sister Princess Margaret was quick to question what this would mean for her older sister and what the future would hold when their Uncle David as he was known to the family otherwise King Edward VII abdicated it was Princess Elizabeth who told Princess Margaret and she said Uncle David’s going away and papa is to be king and Princess Margaret said to her
does that mean you’re going to be Queen and Elizabeth said yes one day and nothing more was ever said about it all between them and Princess Elizabeth as as we know very well is able to compartmentalize aspects of her life um so she realized this girl of ten that one day she would become Queen her relationship with her father King George VI was one of the most significant and important relationships in the young Elizabeth’s life princess Elizabeth was very close to her father always was I mean he absolutely adored
Margot Princess Margaret and Margaret made him laugh but he was very proud of Elizabeth and he saw that sense of Duty he spotted it very early on and he knew that she would be just a sort of queen that the country needed Elizabeth’s mother and father had many dogs whilst their two young children were growing up but George noticed Elizabeth’s fondness for the Corgi in 1944 on her 18th birthday the king gave Elizabeth a Pembroke Corgi which she named Susan the two became completely inseparable and even when Elizabeth married Prince
Philip she hid Susan under the rugs in the open Carriage as they traveled across London on their way to their honeymoon she was so enamored with Susan she began to breed corgis in her lifetime it’s believed she owned over 30 corgis and doggies all but two of which were descended from her beloved Susan those corgis were lucky enough to listen to meetings with prime ministers presidents and state officials as well as wander the highlands beside the queen and enjoy a sleep by the fire at Sandringham during the traditional
Christmas holidays most poignantly during the state funeral following the death of Queen Elizabeth as her coffin was taken back to Windsor her two surviving corgis muick and Sandy watched as the coffin passed by Elizabeth’s sense of Duty started at a young age and she was carefully schooled in the ways of the Royal Court and the traditions of formal occasions and etiquette on her 16th birthday in 1942 she carried out her first Royal Engagement during World War II Britain she inspected soldiers of the Grenadier
guards a potentially daunting first experience for some but the young Elizabeth took it in her stride a duty she would continue to undertake throughout her life after years of death and destruction inflicted by the second world war Churchill announced the end of the war in Europe ANS will end officially at one minute after midnight tonight Tuesday the 8th of May today is Victory in Europe day on the 8th of May 1945 the king and his family took to the balcony at Buckingham Palace the crowds cheering we want the king
it was a time a very great celebration following years of struggle through the turmoil the young princess Elizabeth later recalled what a special moment that was and the thrill she and her younger sister Margaret had when they went and joined the crowds after the previous day is waiting the prime minister’s announcement at the end of the war in Europe my parents went out on the balcony in response to the huge crowds outside I think we went on the balcony nearly every hour six times It is Well documented that the young
princesses disguised in army uniforms but accompanied by chaperones went out into the London night celebrating with crowds well into the small hours my uniform cap well down over my eyes after Crossing Green Park we stood outside and shouted we want the king and we were successful in seeing my parents on the balcony having cheated slightly because we sent a message into the house to say we were waiting outside we know that in the days I think it was one of the most memorable nights of my life following the end of the second world
war the Windsors traveled to South Africa it was Elizabeth’s first official overseas visit and no doubt an important moment for her father the king to show Elizabeth the importance of being seen as monarch it was on her 21st birthday but Elizabeth made the speech she would forever be associated with she pledged herself to the service of her people for the rest of her life I declare before you all it’s my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service enter the service of our great Imperial
family to which we all belong but I shall not have strength to carry out this resolution alone unless you join in it with me as I now invite you to do I know that your support will be unfailingly giving God help me to make good My Vow and God bless all of you who are willing to share in it somber and Sirius Elizabeth presented herself as a capable young woman ready for the crown whenever that moment may come did it again for any couple marriage is a pivotal point in their lives and an important moment of commitment
it was no different for Queen Elizabeth whose marriage to Prince Philip would last for 73 years the wedding was a cause of great celebration life in post-war Britain was challenging austerity plagued the nation and the idea of a royal wedding was a beacon of bright hope in the lives of the people foreign engagement to Lieutenant Philip mountbatten of the royal Navy is announced the heart of the world is thrilled by the prospect of one royal wedding with a genuine Aura of romance a former Greek Prince Philip gave up his
Greek citizenship to become a British subject on the eve of the wedding the king elevates him to the peerage and he becomes officially his Royal Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinborough Earl of marionette and baron Greenwich the wedding of Philip and Elizabeth was a light in the darkness I think Churchill described it as because it was 1947.
just at the end of the war and that London was ravaged you know it was people were uh they’d come back from the Army and they had no jobs the the it was a really really dark time and the wedding of this sort of very handsome young couple did actually cheer the nation up it really did and it was in Westminster Abbey uh it was it was had everything that you would expect a beautiful wedding to have with royalty from all over Europe the first time they’d be you know been able to wear their wonderful jewelry which
had been hidden away during the war and it was a magnificent absolutely magnificent and they all partied madly and um said they just sort of thought this is beautiful this is a new Elizabethan age this beautiful princess and her husband of course nobody thought that she would become Queen so quickly in the great Abbey of Westminster Elizabeth married the man of her choice O’Neil Drive reflected her happiness or had she not declared as a young girl when I get married I shall make my husband as happy as mummy has made Papa
before leaving on their honeymoon the young lovers made a picture that found a treasure from the album the bride and bridegroom appeared before the cameras the princess was now seen in the full Splendor of that Exquisite Pearl encrusted wedding band which has truly been described as something out of a fairy tale in an Exquisite dress designed by Norman Hartnell Elizabeth married her handsome naval officer in Westminster Abbey on the 20th of November 1947.
it was one of the happiest days of the late Queen’s life and one she would recall fondly the wedding was broadcast by BBC Radio to more than 200 million people worldwide a king a queen and acted the joy of the occasion as they took their places in a memorable group the year after their marriage Elizabeth and Philip became parents for the first time when Elizabeth gave birth to her first son Prince Charles on the 14th of November 1948.
the early years of marriage have set the seal on the happiness of the princess and her husband the blessing of children has come not only to enrich their lives but also to establish securely the line of succession foreign Charles the public has acquired a new popular subject of interest of whom some delightful pictures have been taken this of course was an exciting moment not just for the family but for the entire nation after all her son would one day become king it was in Kenya at the Royal hunting
lodge that the news of the King’s death reached his daughter when she returned from a night in the forests it was to learn that she is now the queen acceding to her father’s Throne immediately there is no break in the continuity of the British Monarchy it was her own decision to return at once to London sadly Elizabeth’s father King George VI died at a relatively young age on the 6th of February 1952.
the young princess Elizabeth received the news in Kenya in the midst of a commonwealth tour with her husband Prince Philip when Princess Elizabeth received the news of the death of her father she went into shock as you would I mean she was shocked by his death because she thought he was getting better everybody within the family thought the King was getting better he was at Sandringham he’d been out shooting he’d had a wonderful day he was with friends and as Princess Margaret said in much much later in an interview he died just as he
was getting well but of course he wasn’t really getting well they thought he was so it was a huge shock to her upon receiving the news the queen was said to be stoic and when asked what name she would wish to use as Queen she replied my own name of course Elizabeth Elizabeth had left the United Kingdom a princess but she returned as Queen the rulers of our land meet to welcome the new Queen there too the Duke of Gloucester her uncle and the Lord Chancellor the premier and Mr Atley leader of the opposition are agreed in this great
moment of our history her tour of the Commonwealth Council the princess we knew as a girl and watched in the even growth of her stature comes back to meet her ministers as Queen over the great lands that for 15 years acknowledged her father as head now the princess Elizabeth we knew and loved returns amongst us as our Queen before her plane her government and leaders of the other parties receive her greeting no Queen had ever such counselors so predetermined to give her their best no Queen had ever such a people so devoted
through the long years she had grown amongst us one of us the little girl we knew has become Queen Elizabeth the love we gave her has become Allegiance we knew her and we found her good perhaps beyond our desserts then as Queen she remembered those who had brought her swiftly and safely on her sad Journey she and her husband it meant the end of her life as she knew it she had two little children a naval husband and they just started out really on their married life and they just moved into Clarence House which was their first real home
and you know like and he was going to be posted to Malta their life looked really Rosy and suddenly basically it ended the Queen’s coronation was one of the most important moments of her life her dress designed by Norman Hartnell featured emblems from countries all around the Commonwealth the preparation that went into the day was phenomenal on the 2nd of June 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was crowned well the coronation of the queen was a huge and very significant Affair it was a three-hour ceremony it was everybody recalls the coldest June day
that had ever happened and it was boring with rain and people you know that there was if you go back this is 1953 so the the Army was enormous and they had Street every sort of foot or two foot feet along the pavement they were what they call streetliners which were soldiers and they were all really cold and they were given sugar lumps infused with Brandy to sort of keep them keep them going and the ceremony itself was very very serious and very religious and very dramatic and um we’ll never well we not that we saw
that but no we won’t ever have a ceremony quite like that again in her solemn manner she took the coronation oath and the crown was bestowed upon her head a great moment in British history as well as in her own life foreign 1957 a controversial article was published written by John Grigg also known as Lord Altrincham it criticized the queen the way she spoke and looked describing her as that of a priggish schoolgirl
interestingly Lord Altrincham was not a republican he was a monarchist he believed in the power a strong and relevant monarchy could hold for the people but felt the courtiers were wildly outdated and stuck in bygone times not what was needed for a modern young Queen and not what the people needed at the time could I put one point you aren’t you following yourself into the era of expecting the queen to be endowed with superhuman Powers which is an attitude I’m sure you repeat I mean to judge from your article you expect the queen to
have qualities of a wit uh you would like it to be a better orator you would like her to be a TV personality in addition to being a diligent dutiful and devoted Monarch and a mother now it would certainly be expecting a lot and it would be expecting the impossible not not that she may not have many of those qualities but certainly be impossible to expect people to have qualities they haven’t got what I’m suggesting is is that in her public speeches and appearances spontaneity should be the keynote there are obviously set in
speeches which have to be rather carefully prepared and which are of their very nature rather ceremonial but I think that most of her speeches would would greatly benefit from being more natural from even if they’re prepared from seeming to be the sort of speech that she would make I’m not obviously made by somebody else and looking forward by somebody else of course there is this problem that Her Majesty’s speeches have to be a bear in mind certain constitutional matters and therefore they must be prepared by her
constitutional advisors who may be in Britain or Canada or yes anywhere all over the world it I quite agree with it and that’s what I was thinking of and I said there’s a certain type of rather ceremonial speech which obviously has to be rather carefully modeled over but let’s face it I mean there are masses of speeches of a more informal kind or it should be of a more informal kind which are at the moment made in a thoroughly formal way and all I I would like to see is the Queen’s own character coming through and I know that
if her character is allowed to come through the effect will be terrific the effect at the moment is frankly not to ridiculate their thought criticism of her as criticism of the way the thing is organized there was outrated his criticism at the time so much so he even got slapped across the face but Lord Altrincham persisted he suggested multiple reforms to help the monarchy modernize and to become more relevant the monarchy had to open up and be more visible and one of his suggestions was that she broadcast her Christmas speech
on television which she went on to do in December 1957. a moment that changed how the next 64 Christmas messages would be shared today is another landmark because television has made it possible see me in your homes on Christmas Day I cannot lead you into battle I do not give you laws or Minister Justice but I can do something else I can give you my heart and my devotion to these old Islands and all the peoples of our Brotherhood of Nations the queen spent a great deal of time traveling and visiting other countries
she plays an important role in aiding Britain’s diplomatic relationships one of Her Majesty’s memorable visits abroad was to the Federal Republic of Germany known as West Germany in 1965. Queen Elizabeth’s State visit to West Germany is turning into a personal Triumph it was the first visit made by a British royal since 1913.
and an attempt to help reconcile the countries following the war she was received very well and the visit helped to restore the relationships between the countries it was one of the most historically significant visits she made in her 70-year reign on the 21st of October 1966 there was a very deep sense of loss by the entire nation when 166 children and 28 adults were killed in abervan in Wales when the spoil tip of a coal mine slid down a hill and buried the Children’s School Prince Philip Lord Snowden and prime
minister Harold Wilson visited abavan the following day after eight days the queen visited abervan trying to find some way to offer some words of comfort in a small town stunned by the enormity of a tragedy and their very own personal losses former private secretary Lord charteris later revealed he felt he had given her poor advice telling her to wait until the initial shock had worn off it is said to be one of the few regrets the queen had in her reign the queen had a special relationship with her prime ministers
but her first so Winston Churchill was known to be one of her favorites not only did he help her grow into her role as Monarch but the two were tremendously fond of one another sharing in the same sense of humor when the queen got on very well with her first prime minister uh it was Sir Winston Churchill and they rarely uh used to laugh together and of course they had the mutual love of horses and racing so that was a an immediate leveler and I think that Churchill treated water to him and he really really tried to
help her but of course in things like the town Zone situation you know he dug his heels in but on the whole he was very very close to her and they had a wonderful relationship probably in fact she says it was the best relationship with any prime minister she’s ever had unfortunately Winston Churchill died on the 24th of January 1965 aged 90.
protocol dictates the queen should be the last person to arrive at any function but the queen chose to break with tradition on the occasion of his funeral and she arrived before his family they were then asked to join the queen this was an extraordinarily sad occasion for so many including the queen the loss of a true Statesman a veritable and courageous war hero and the most admired and revered leader of the time tens of thousands gathered and waited in line to pay their respects Churchill was undoubtedly one of the
most renowned political figures and leaders of all time with such a reputation it was clear that there was a great sense of mourning around the nation upon his death it was decided that he would have a state funeral a very rare occurrence usually reserved for royalty and people of very great significance Queen Elizabeth made Royal history in 1970.
whilst on tour in Australia she conducted the very first Walkabout though common today walkabouts were not part of Royal life until the queen started the tradition crowds might only catch a glimpse of the Royals driving by this completely changed the way Royal engagements would be carried out one of the many ways in which the Queen modernized the ways of doing things 1992 is not a year on which I shall looked back with undiluted pleasure in the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondence it has turned
out to be an anus horribilis I suspect that I’m not alone in thinking it’s so indeed I suspect that there are very few people or institutions unaffected by these last months of worldwide turmoil and uncertainty this generosity and wholehearted kindness of the corporation of the city to Prince Philip and me would be welcome at any time but at this particular moment in the aftermath of Friday’s tragic fire at Windsor it is especially so on the 20th of November 1992 a fire broke out in Windsor Castle the queen spent much of her time
residing in Windsor and it was well known to be one of her favorite residences as the fire blazed the queen was spotted speaking with emergency workers outside she was said to be terribly upset the fire began in Queen Victoria’s private Chapel quickly spreading to Saint George’s Hall 225 firemen spent hours battling the flames unfortunately the Fateful event marked the end of the Queen’s most unfortunate year which she later referred to as her anus horribulus Prince Philip chaired the restoration committee working hard to restore 115
destroyed rooms five years later on the 20th of November 1997 the queen and Prince Philip’s 50th wedding anniversary the restoration work was completed this was a happy day for the queen celebrating the completion of the restoration of her beloved Windsor Castle and 50 years with the man she loved at a lunch held at banqueting house in London the queen made a rare comment on her relationship with her husband yesterday I listened as Prince Philip spoke with the Guild Hall and I then proposed our host health
today the roles are reversed all too often I fear Prince Philipus had to listen to me speaking frequently we have discussed my intended speech beforehand and as you will imagine his views have been expressed in a forthright manner he is someone who doesn’t take easily to compliments but he has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years and I and his whole family and this and many other countries owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim for we shall ever know prime minister thank you for helping us
to celebrate a very special day in our lives one moment the few can forget was the death of Diana Princess of Wales on the 31st of August 1997 it was announced that Diana had died tragically in a car crash the queen was informed of her death whilst spending the summer at Balmoral Castle at the time the young princes William and Harry were with the family in Scotland and the queen Prince Philip and Prince Charles agreed it would be best to keep the boys at Balmoral whilst they dealt with the initial shock of what had
happened the British people too were in mourning and there was growing unease and criticism of the queen fueled by the Tabloid media that her majesty was staying silent on the whole matter of Diana’s death reacting quickly to the media Fury the queen and the rest of the family traveled back to London making a live speech from Buckingham Palace and offering her own touching tribute to Diana it was a speech unlike any she had given before and a real defining moment in her reign first I first either myself she was an exceptional and gifted human
being in good times and bad she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness I admired and respected her for her energy and commitment to others and especially for her Devotion to her two boys I for one believe there are lessons to be drawn from her life and from the extraordinary and moving reaction to her death I share in your determination to cherish her memory I hope that tomorrow we can all wherever we are join in expressing our grief Donna’s loss and gratitude for her all too short life
it is a chance to show to the whole world the British Nation United in grief and respect the queen celebrated her golden jubilee year in 2002. however the year did not start well Princess Margaret died on the 9th of February 2002. to the queen this was a devastating loss quite unusually on the day of Margaret’s funeral the queen would be seen to wipe a tear from her eye it is not often the queen loses her composure and indicates the level of love and affection she felt for her sister
a month later the queen mother would die and Elizabeth gave a personal video message of her appreciation for the public mourning and love for the Queen Mother over the years I have met many people who have had to cope with family loss sometimes in the most tragic of circumstances so I count myself fortunate that my mother was blessed with a long and happy life she had an infectious cyst for living and this remained with her until the very end I know too that her faith was always a great strength to her at the ceremony tomorrow I hope that
Sadness Will blend with a wider sense of Thanksgiving not just for her life but for the times in which she lived a century for this country and the Commonwealth not without its trials and sorrows but also one of extraordinary progress full of examples of courage and Service as well as fun and laughter this is what my mother would have understood because it was the warmth and affection of people everywhere which inspired her resolve dedication and enthusiasm for life in 2011 Queen Elizabeth became the first British monarch to visit the Republic of
Ireland and during her visit she spoke publicly about the troubles in the North Carolina Madam president speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of History it is a sad and regrettable reality that through the history our Islands have experienced more than their fair share Of Heartache turbulence and loss the following year the queen shook hands with former Ira leader Martin McGinnis a symbolic moment of forgiveness and Reconciliation which for many welcomed a new era of peace
good it worked really well Mr McGinnis was delighted but not a convert I’m still a Republican it’s very nice the role of a monarch is serious every day the queen would review the contents of her famous Red Box take important meetings with prime ministers or diplomats and attend engagements all around the country but the queen was known for her sense of humor and occasionally the public have been treated to a small glimpse of that side of her when the Olympics came to London in 2012 the queen made a rather grand entrance
it was later revealed that the producers originally had not planned for her to speak but the queen insisted on saying those Immortal words good evening good evening your majesty thank you one of the Queen’s great passions was horses she loved to breed them and race them every year they would be entered into all sorts of competitions I feel that you know everybody knows that the Queen’s Greatest passion was erasing and breeding she was a complete expert on breeding resources knew all
the pedigrees not just of her own horses but of almost every other horse that was running so she had an encyclopedic knowledge of racing which was unsurpassed I I don’t know this but her trainers have said that she had this extraordinary knowledge and this wonderful interest and you know no one will be able to replace that that was her main Outlet I mean obviously she loved riding but it was really racing and riding was really a hobby for her a machine she never really rode competitively she used to do a little
bit of competitive Carriage driving when the Windsor Horse Show very first started but she wasn’t a competitive Rider but she allowed her competitive Spirit to come through in in her racing and her breeding and there was nothing more exciting to her than to see one of the horses that she’d read win a race in 2013 her trusty horse estimate won the Royal Ascot Gold Cup the first reigning monarch to win the coveted prize in the 207 year history of the race has done it and he is watching her Philly estimate win the race for which
she is meant to present the trophy a match see the queen only presents two trophies during Royal asker and look at the Delight there the sheer Joy magnificent scenes the crowd seeing that as well on the big screen and responding with laughter and with Applause Queen Elizabeth was delighted when she saw estimate past the finish line her famous smile ear to ear and for a fleeting moment away from her public duties she was seen reveling in her greatest joy unfortunately on the 9th of April 2021 Prince Philip the Queen’s dear husband
of 73 years died he had always been her greatest support indeed she described him as her strength and stay I’m sure that losing Philip was was absolutely dreadful for her again she’s very stoic and she would have she it’s not as though it was unexpected he you know he he’d been on a downward path for a few months so she knew that he wasn’t going to last forever she also knew he didn’t want to live to be a hundred and she knew how stubborn he was um so I think she probably felt uh a bit of relief for him because he was no longer in pain and you
know he’d gone very peacefully and I think that was very important to her and also the queen is extremely religious and her faith would have held her together I don’t think there would have been an outpouring of Tears I think she just sort of withdrew into herself which is what people of her kind of caliber do she shouldn’t have shown any great emotion even to her children I wouldn’t imagine but it would all be inside of her so his passing was a terrible loss to the queen due to the covid-19 restrictions only 30
people were allowed to attend his funeral in heart-wrenching images the queen was pictured alone wearing her face mask a leader by example she suffered that loss and followed the same rules as everyone else in 2022 the queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee marking her 70-year reign the main celebration spanned a long weekend including the trooping of the color and service of Thanksgiving the other thing that that you know a lot of people don’t know about the queen is one time she wanted to be an actress so forget Margaret being the Great
actress and singer I mean the queen could sing play the piano and it’s a brilliant mimic and she always rather fancied the idea well I suppose in a way being queen you are an actress so when the Paddington Bear idea was mooted she was thrilled to do it and she was very professional because I mean there was just her acting against nothing and they asked her uh you know what what kind of sandwich she’d like in her handbag and she said well no I don’t want one with the cross cut off I want a proper big marmalade sandwich perhaps
he would like a marmalade sandwich I always keep one for emergencies so do I I keep mine in here later so um it was wonderful and she did it with great humor and I think it really really endeared her to the younger people uh you know her young subjects if you like as well as a older subjects and I understand that there were over a thousand Paddington Bears left around and about London and all over the country in in you know in memory of the queen and they all went to Dr bernarde’s homes and call everything that’s very kind
on the final day of the weekend celebration towards the end of the Platinum pageant the Royal Standard appeared above Buckingham Palace the flag flies to Signal The Sovereign is home the crowds went wild with excitement and surprise the queen accompanied by her closest Family stepped out onto the balcony foreign as the crowd sung the National Anthem it was clear this was an emotional moment for her majesty perhaps she knew it would be the last time she would stand on that balcony
the final moment that defined her life was her death on the 8th of September 2022 Queen Elizabeth II died in Balmoral Scotland the extreme outpouring of grief was felt not just within the country but around the world it became clear her example of service and Duty has been felt worldwide she remains an icon of the times when it was finally announced that the queen had died there was an extraordinary outpouring of grief amongst the nation because you know the majority of of the queen subjects had never known
another monarch and it was kind of the end of a year it wasn’t just her death it was the end of an era it was end of the Elizabethan age as we know it and of course it was all so dramatic and so beautifully staged that that made it even more poignant the you know the soldiers the the wonderful music the people that used to work for the queen walking behind her coffin was very very moving and uh the crowd we know was was crying oh they were crying or they were cheering um or they were just silent completely silent
you could hear a pin drop I remember when Diana died and the day of her funeral you could you could actually you could just hear the birds you couldn’t hear anything else no sound from the crowd and that is it’s a real high emotion for if a jubilee becomes a moment to Define an age then for me we must speak of change its breadth and accelerating Pace over
these years change has become a constant managing it has become an expanding discipline the way we embrace it defines our future I think what has defined the Elizabethan era is it took us from the ravages of War to this extraordinary World in which we live in now and and so it actually defines the era of the greatest change the world has ever known and yet she managed to stay the same on her 21st birthday she dedicated her life to duty and she certainly fulfilled that I think she fulfilled it a million times
over because that was her mantra that and her religion Duty and God held her together that’s how she managed to get through all these disasters and dramas and personal tragedies was that she was very single-minded and she made the pledge and she really meant it and it got her through life Queen Elizabeth was a life well lived promise with Destiny kept and she is mourned most deeply in her passing that promise of lifelong service I renew to all today alongside the personal grief that all my family are feeling we also share with so many of you in the
United Kingdom in all the countries where the queen was head of state thank you for your love and devotion to our family and to the family of Nations you have served so diligently all these years May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest thank you
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