STATE FUNERAL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
The end of an era

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On 8th September 2022 of Queen Elizabeth II (1926(1952-2022) died aged 96yrs, at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, having celebrated her Platinum Jubilee (70yrs) just a few months before.  She was the first monarch to die in Scotland since the death of King James V of Scotland (1512-1542).  Her long reign of 70 years 214 days secured stability and safety with regard to the succession of the Throne and throughout her reign she executed her duties without fail in the best traditions of a constitutional monarch.  She will be regarded as one of the most successful and respected monarchs in recent memory. 

Like the long reign of her illustrious great-great grandmother - Queen Victoria (1819(1837-1901), who herself reigned for 63 years 216 days and celebrated her own Diamond Jubilee (60yrs) in 1897, we have witnessed many changes throughout the last seventy years.  From the end of the British Empire and the ‘wind of change’ of independence, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the spread of democracy throughout the world; the ever increasing threats of terrorism such as the 9/11 attacks in New York, USA to the horrors of the Covid-19 pandemic; from the growth of technology from man walking on the Moon, to the invention of the Internet – vast social, political and economic changes have occurred and yet despite such changes, the late Queen remained a pivotal focus for all of her people.

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