I, LIKE Angela Hunt, did not sign any book of condolence or attend any religious service on the death of the Queen Mother.
I did hear endless anecdotes from her life. She was partial to a gin and tonic; she had a bomb dropped in one of her palace's gardens, so she was like one of us. She stayed in England during the war etc; so did 40 million other people, probably more exposed to the nightly Nazi blitz on Britain.
The old lady has gone. Until now, I did not realise how busy her life had been, and the depth of her work and duties -- Most Excellent Princess Elizabeth, Queen Dowager, and Queen Mother, Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Lady of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India -- all this the Queen Mother had to endure, plus the adulterous antics of her grandchildren.
May she now rest in peace and, as that man of the people, St John of Fawsley, so eloquently said -- "May Her Majesty enter into glory, into the Court of the Lord of Lords, and King of Kings." I will say "amen" to that.
John S L Evans
Howard Avenue
Deane, Bolton
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