It is with immense sadness that we have been informed of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Queen’s passing will be mourned deeply by her subjects in the United Kingdom, who have lost their sovereign; the peoples of the Commonwealth, who have lost their figurehead; and members of her immediate family, who have lost their beloved mother, grand-mother, and great grand-mother. I extend my sincere condolences, and those of my constituents in Grantham and Stamford, to Their Royal Highnesses.
Reflecting on the Queen’s life of steadfast service, we and future generations will rightly recognise and admire her dedication to duty from first to last. As a Princess, she worked as an Army mechanic during the Second World War. As Queen, she fulfilled her constitutional responsibilities impeccably until the very end.
The longest reigning monarch in our history, her memory will remain longer still: happy and glorious.
It will always be a source of great pride and honour for my constituents that the very same sense of duty which saw the Queen travel more than a million miles, and visit over one hundred countries, also brought her to Grantham Railway Station and Burghley House.
Throughout more than seventy years, the Queen overcame times of great change and challenge, both personal and national, with dignity and grace – providing the example for us all to do the same.
It may be that we will come to speak not only of an Elizabethan age, but of the Elizabethan character: faithful service, dedication, resilience, devotion, kindness, humility, dignity, and grace.
We all now – as Elizabethans – bear faithful witness to the most ancient transition of power in our land, and offer His Majesty The King our true allegiance as his most loyal subjects. Long may he reign.
God Save the King.
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