HM Queen Elizabeth II 1926 - 2022

[KevinR]

The Queen has peacefully passed away this this afternoon. 

 

Forum colours changed to black as a mark of respect

[Iain T]

Very sad news, a great Lady. 

Iain 

[PeteH]

End of another Era, Most of my life in fact. RIP.

Pete

[Pete Lewis]

there are people in your life and some for all your life ,     the Queen  was one of those

allways there   but to run the ship for all those years is just remarkable      a sad day 

good luck to  King Charles 

Pete

 

[Chris A]

Her coronation was the year of my birth so I have grown up with her on the throne.

Here, in France, the news programmes are doing what no doubt they are in the UK - tributes and special programmes.

On a personal level we will put out our Union Flag at half past tomorrow.

 

[Jeffds1360]

I was 2 when she was crowned. 

A lifetime of dedication. Very sad loss. Oh god save the king. Charles 111.

[Chris A]

The Elysee have announced that flags will be 'en been tomorrow and the day of the funeral.

God bless the king.

 

[Graham C]

A great lost to Great Britain, it is only when you have lost something that you realise how important they were.

God rest her soul and thank you for your service.

Graham

A great mark of respect from the  TSSC

[Colin Lindsay]

A constant in our lives, an example and a blessing. We may never see her like again.

Rest in peace.

 

[JohnD]

The Queen is dead: God save the King.

We live in "interesting" times.    I have never known another monarcha nd she once was said to rule a new Elizabethan Age.    So we must now have a new Charlian one?   The name is not auspicious.

John

[Chris A]

1 hour ago, Chris A said:

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En berne, half mast

[NonMember]

Perhaps the finest monarch one could hope for, she will be greatly missed. She exemplified her Christian faith and the spirit of service to her people and country.

[Chris A]

The second longest ruling monarch in history. The longest wars Louis XVI, 72 years.

She's on record as having said that the 'job' is a job for life, well she was as good as her word.

We will commemorate her passing tomorrow by having fish & chips with mushy peas and pickled onions. No mean feat here in France.

[jagnut66]

She gave us her promise at 21.

She kept it until the very end.

She was this country's rock and it's constant. 

She was our ambassador to the world and the whole world respected her, even the republicans. 

I feel like we have lost a very dear friend.

May God bless her and may she now rest in peace.

God Save The Queen.

God Save The King.

[mark powell]

Like others here, I have lived most of my life under her Monarchy. It's hard to accept her passing. RIP, Your Majesty. 

[Badwolf]

There was none like her.

There will be none like her.

She gave her life to serve her country. She will be sorely missed.

I have an original signature of her's along with Prince Philip's. They are treasured possessions. On a lighter note, she was THE best Bond girl.

Thank you for everything that you gave to your country and the world Ma'am. You were one of a kind.

Rest in peace.

[Iain T]

The closest I came to her was when she opened the fire station opposite our apartment block. Apart from the very nice burgundy Bentley I remember her beaming smile. We were only 20 feet away and you could feel the warmth of her character. 

Iain 

[Ian Faulds]

A beacon of light to all in the u.k and indeed mankind. Very sad loss to us all. 

[Peter Truman]

The world will miss her, a job well done your Majesty, thank you & it’s been an honour to be your subject &  love you!

[Chris A]

I put our Union flag out, at half mast, in the front garden this morning at 08:15 and looked down the road and was pleased to see that the French flag was 'en berne' at the Mairie. Photo illustration not our Mairie

President Macron signed the condolences register at the embassy this morning.

Last night they switched off the lights on the Eiffel tower.

No doubt our local news this evening will cover her many visits to Normandy over the length of her reign.

 

[Badwolf]

Chris - Thank you for sharing.  The love and respect being shown to our departed Monarch by so many across the world is very gratifying.

[Chris A]

On one of the TV specials last night there was an ex French ambassadeur who had accompanied the queen on a visit here, she remarked that she had the impression she was more liked in this republic than in some parts of the monarchy . . She clearly did have a sense of humour.

To give an idea of how much she was liked the special last night on France 2, sort of our version of BBC2, topped the viewing figures with 3.4 million viewers, 16.8%,

[Dick Twitchen]

I was fortunate to be the Commanding Officer of HMS GLASGOW and as Royal Yacht escort for the State visit to Russia (St Petersburg) in October 1994.  It was revelation to be so close to HM, and Prince Philip, for days of high ceremonial when they retained a sense of humour and putting people at their ease with a kindly word for all.  It was doubly amazing that she recalled meeting me when presented with my CBE, perhaps because her husband had, with smile, exclaimed in a very loud voice "He's got a beard, they've (officers with me) all got bloody beards"!

Dick

[Chris A]

Never met her but spent 3 days working in Buckingham Palace when I was 19. There for a financial audit but got a good look round. Mrs Me reminded me that on a visit to Belize some years ago she stayed in a hotel room that the then Prince, now King, Charles had stayed in when he was there. They jokingly said that since his visit the toilet had been replaced . . .

[JohnD]

1 hour ago, Dick Twitchen said:

I was fortunate to be the Commanding Officer of HMS GLASGOW and as Royal Yacht escort for the State visit to Russia (St Petersburg) in October 1994.  It was revelation to be so close to HM, and Prince Philip, for days of high ceremonial when they retained a sense of humour and putting people at their ease with a kindly word for all.  It was doubly amazing that she recalled meeting me when presented with my CBE, perhaps because her husband had, with smile, exclaimed in a very loud voice "He's got a beard, they've (officers with me) all got bloody beards"!

Dick

Is it still true, Dick, that if a Navy person wishes to grow a beard they have to ask for "permission to stop shaving"?    Relic, I imagine, of days of on-board water rationing.

John