meetings with a high and mighty monarch but a conversation with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. they were also the one meeting i went to which i knew were not be briefed out. i went to which i knew were not be briefed out. . . be briefed out. laughter. what made be briefed out. laughter. what made those be briefed out. laughter. what made those audiencesl be briefed out. laughter. | what made those audiences so special was the understanding of the queen had of issues which came from the work she put into her red boxes, combined with her years of experiences. she knew many of the world leaders and in some cases had died theirfathers and she was a wise judge of people. the conversations at the audiences were specials but so were we can that balmoral when the queen wanted her guests to enjoy herself. she would take an interest in what
that this democracy faced the real possibility of extinction, she gave a age only 14 that was intended to reassure the children of britain. we know everyone of us but in the end all will be well. she was right. he met across the nations of the world over so many people queen elizabeth simply made their day and for many it will be the memory of their life. of course for those of us who have the honor to serve as one of her prime ministers those meetings were more frequent with weekly audiences. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch but a conversation with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. as we mourn the beloved monarch we must always remember that she was a mother, a grandmother, and a great- grandmother and my thoughts and
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with a high and mighty monarch but a conversation with a woman of experience and knowledge and immense wisdom. they were also the one meeting i went to which i knew would not be briefed out to the media. laughter. knowledgeable and as fascinated by politics as ever i can remember, and as wise in her advice as anyone i know, if not wiser. others remembered the queen s kindness. harriet harman had been sacked as a cabinet minister in 1998. my diary was empty and my phone stopped ringing. my office was astonished to get a call from buckingham palace. no one else wanted to have
political arguments silenced, divisions put to one side, as mps gathered to honour their queen, and share personal memories. hear, hear! liz truss spoke of her shock. just three days ago, she d shaken the queen s hand, becoming her 15th and last prime minister. she generously shared with me her deep experience of government, even in those last days. everyone who met her will remember the moment. they will speak of it for the rest of their lives. quoting the poet philip larkin, the labour leader said the queen s death was a moment of uncertainty for the nation. the loss of our queen robs this country of its stillest point, its greatest comfort, at precisely the time we need those things most. former prime ministers recalled their weekly audience with the queen. these were not meetings with a high and mighty monarch, but a conversation,