![]() ![]() Goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II with a commemorative service in the nation’sĬapital and a military parade through downtown Ottawa. Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images Canada held a parade through its capital Ottawa to honour Queen Elizabeth II Image caption: Canada held a parade through its capital Ottawa to honour Queen Elizabeth II Queens and kings would turn to her 70 years of experience when their crownīe repaid to the club's newest member - King Charles III. The advice Her Majesty would give to them - but we've also found out other Since the Queen's death we've heard from British prime ministers about High", Queen Rania of Jordan has said - while King Felipe VI of Spain They want to personally say goodbye to the woman who rewrote the jobĮlizabeth II's dedication to public service "set that bar really Royals weren't sent, and instead the majority of reigning monarchs travelled to This many kings and queens together in one place.īut such is the deep respect and admiration for the late Queen, minor Monarchy is one of the world's most exclusive clubs and it's rare to see Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Copyright: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan (centre, looking to their right) were among many royals to travel across the world to this morning's service Image caption: King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan (centre, looking to their right) were among many royals to travel across the world to this morning's service Pouring out for Her Majesty, unstoppable love.” See, because we’re never going to something like this in my lifetime. Queen in 2012, added that the public reaction to the Queen’s death has been “very moving”. Staggering, nothing ever seemed to go wrong.”ġ950s, said he felt today that he and many other people had taken Elizabeth IIĪlways there and she never failed us, ever.” Not a step out of place, the drums sounding, all marching unions, it was Kingdom, something like this, with such pageantry and such solemnity for aĭay was seeing the Queen’s coffin being paraded into Westminster Abbey. Service personnel in Surbiton, south-west London. Service in his room at the Royal Star & Garter nursing home for ex-military That queue was aįor Americans, whose country sometimes appearsĭivided beyond repair, that queue was a tantalising display of what can happenĬertainly, the phenomenal wealth and excess onĭisplay in the Royal procession is not open to any Tom, Dick or Harry.Ĭircumstance has a value to all of us beyond the spectacular show, a valueĪmericans may appreciate a little more these days.īBC Copyright: BBC Michael Orbell with his MBE Image caption: Michael Orbell with his MBE ![]() United, perhaps only temporarily, but united nonetheless. See, they really are eccentric, those British!" It played to every American stereotype of us: "You Were also struck by the sense of community, most notably in that curious Watching my home country through the eyes of my adopted country, was the US appreciation of things that are far more modern.įrom a country that struggles every day with tensions around race, my USĬolleagues were impressed by the multicultural nature of Britain today. ![]() Reuters Copyright: Reuters People in the US have watched in awe at events in the UK this week Image caption: People in the US have watched in awe at events in the UK this weekĪmericans I was with in front of Buckingham Palace today were awed by theīut what struck me more, spending the last few days ![]()
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