The loss of life of the Queen yesterday is a large second in nearly all of our lives and it’ll dominate every little thing till after the funeral.
I’ve been fairly shocked about my very own emotions on the matter and located myself glued to the TV final evening flicking from one channel to a different seeing how they had been overlaying the aftermath.
I met the Queen twice and was impressed by the best way she may put individuals relaxed they usually had been introduced to her. I bear in mind on the opening of massive new educational constructing in Oxford fairly a variety of very distinguished lecturers had been overawed when Her Majesty stopped to talk them and located themselves tongue tied. She was extraordinarily good at initiating conversations however was greater than relieved when a type of who had been lined as much as meet her was in a position to have interaction in dialogue.
That is so huge a second that it’ll completely overshadow the primary week of LizT.
Mike Smithson
