A symbolic step for Camilla, who on Thursday delivered her first speech as queen consort. Receiving the winners of the Commonwealth Essay Contest, she took the opportunity to pay tribute to the memory of her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8 at the age of 96.
“I cannot begin (this speech) without paying tribute to my dear mother-in-law, the late Her Majesty, who is very much in our minds today and who is sorely missed by all of us,” he said, bringing it back. BBC.
The wife of King Carlos III, Elizabeth II’s eldest son, continued: “Over the past few months, my husband and I have found immense comfort in the messages of condolence we have received, and continue to receive, from around the world. They reminded us that the written word has the unique power to connect, heal, soothe and offer hope, even in the heart of pain.”
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Organized by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883, this essay competition is open to young people from all 56 Commonwealth countries. This year 26,000 essays were submitted. Camilla thus evoked her predecessor’s attachment to the Commonwealth.
“It was on this date, November 17, that Queen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558. She once said that if she was aware of the merits of the monarchs who had preceded her, ‘you have never had anyone to love you. better’. [que moi]’. A description that would perfectly apply to Queen Elizabeth II and her love for the Commonwealth that has never left her.”
Source: BFM TV
