SPOTLIGHT ON…
Thank You, Ma’am
As we bid a fond farewell to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our sense of loss is balanced by our immense gratitude for her incredible life of devoted service. She was our anchor, a constant in an ever-changing world, a lighthouse amid the storm, and set the tone, guiding us through seven decades.
She was also the most photographed woman in the world, and here we share one of our favourites, taken on her 43rd birthday on 21 April 1969 in the opulent White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace. She is wearing a tiara inherited from her grandmother Queen Mary and Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee necklace.
She will be remembered for her strength and stoicism. Those who knew her speak of her sense of humour and readiness to laugh. There will never be another quite like her, but thank goodness there was one. Thank you, Ma’am. For everything.
