There will be two rivers flowing silently through London next week. The silent Thames will run past Westminster Hall, where a silent stream of mourners will flow past Her coffin to pay their last respects to Elizabeth II, our cherished Queen of Hearts.
In 1947, as a 21-year-old princess who had suddenly become Queen following the untimely death of her father King George VI of lung cancer in 1952, gave a public promise:
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be dedicated to your service.”
70 years later we mourn the passing of a sovereign who served as she us as she promised. Her faith and dedicated duty to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations was the solid unmoveable architecture of constant wisdom as our Head of State.
Her unique presence has been the rock on which the United Kingdom has built a diverse multi-ethnic community of different faiths.
As Paddington Bear said when Her Majesty invited him to Afternoon Tea at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Her Platinum Jubilee,
“Thank You for Everything!”
Ian MacWatt and all the volunteers at Caring Cancer Trust