HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1926-2022 Sep. 2022
We echo all the fine tributes that have already been paid:
…the finest monarch in our history…
…an enduring presence of strength and stability…
…a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy…
…a shining light in our history…
…this irreparable loss…
…her extraordinary lifetime of service…
…an exceptional woman who led by quiet and dignified example…
…her life of unstinting service to the good of the Nation and the Commonwealth…
Some of her quotes:
“I shall always work, as my father did throughout his reign, to uphold the constitutional government and to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples, spread as they are the world over…I pray that God will help me to discharge worthily this heavy task that has been laid upon me so early in my life.”
“When I was 21, I pledged my life to the service of our people and I asked for God’s help to make good that vow. Although that vow was made in my salad days when I was green in judgement, I do not regret or retract one word of it.”
Personal Comment:
As an octogenarian who must be approaching the end of his allotted span, dare I observe that in death, as in life, she was exemplary? If I can be at work on Tuesday, rest on Wednesday and die on Thursday I shall feel I have left this life exactly as I wish, quickly and quietly.
Anthony Cobbold
