She reigned for almost three quarters of a century as the world changed around her. She was a symbol of unity in good times and bad. Successful because she knew her unique place and she understood it. The act of being there, of being. You know, a. A continuing. Reference point of stability and endless duties is something that i think is. Is of the greatest importance. It was really about service and her definition of service, and that was a lifetime. Literally 24 7, 365 days of the year. It was never something you could turn off and turn on. It was there all the time. It is so strange to almost everyone in this countryl that she is no longer queen. It will take a long while to come to terms with that. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our great imperialfamily to which we all belong. As Queen Elizabeth ii, she reigned over more than 135 Million People and, as head of the commonwealth, a third
lewis from southampton in the south of england has said she will treasure the note, which would have been won the last cent from the queen before death. james ingram has been to meet her and her mum, the platinumjubilee a moment of special celebration for many this summer, including one young girl who really loved the queen. all her years of working, she s done so many things for all of us, so i sent a poem. you shine oh so bright, like the stars in the night. happyjubilee. i hope you have a nice cup of tea. the jubilee will be history, and looking back, you re what they ll see. happyjubilee. i said it might be a nice idea to send it to the queen. you know, she might see it, you never know, and just sort of forgot about it. until last friday, when some post arrived. i got a letter from buckingham palace, and i opened it and i wasjust surprised. i was speechless. i send you my grateful thanks for your kind message on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of my accession to t
the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession. there is plenty for commonwealth leaders in orlando to ponder. but for boris johnson, domestic politics is never far away commonwealth leaders in rwanda. the by election defeats in wheatfield and tiverton and huntington have spooked some tory mps. and oliver dowden s resignation as party chairman has yet again put the spotlight on the prime minister s leadership. some think his behaviour is the problem and want a change of direction. oliver dowden said in his letter it could not be business as usual, i am not hearing you say i have heard what the voters have said and i am going to change. iii what the voters have said and i am going to change- what the voters have said and i am going to change. if you want me, let me be clear. going to change. if you want me, let me be clear. if going to change. if you want me, let me be clear, if you going to change. if you want me, let me be clear, if you are going