more ways to cope with it, ways to become more hopeful, more determined to make more hopeful, more determined to make our more hopeful, more determined to make our society caring. and safer. and i make our society caring. and safer. and i think that is probably what grace and i think that is probably what grace and and i think that is probably what grace and barney would want to. we are going grace and barney would want to. we are going to grace and barney would want to. we are going to go into a brief time of reflection. are going to go into a brief time of reflection, starting with a minute s silence reflection, starting with a minute s silence at reflection, starting with a minute s silence. at the end of that, daisy and sean silence. at the end of that, daisy and sean from the sports centre will li-ht and sean from the sports centre will light each and sean from the sports centre will light each of these candles. in memory light each of these candles.
the funeral was no different. 2,000 voices felling westminster with the lord is my shepherd said to be the queen s favorite song, at her wedding, also here 75 years ago. the archbishop of canterbury invoking another song and another bridge from past to present. her late majesty s broadcast during covid lockdown ended with we will meet again. words of hope from a song of vera lynn. christian hope means certain expectation of something not yet seen. we can all share the queen s hope which in life and death inspired her servant leadership. service in life, hope in death. all who follow the queen s example and inspiration of trust and faith in god can with her say, we will meet again. the funeral ended with a simple incantation and buglers blowing the last post the british counterpart to taps. the father, the son, and the holy spirit be among you and remain with you always. amen. there followed two minutes of silence throughout the country and commonwealth. bi
colonies. as the british people grieve the only monarch most of them have ever known. she s been part of my life forever and, you know, she s not here. she s gone. and, you know, you hope, but you appreciate that, you know, her age, it was expected at some point, but when it happens it s still a shock. we begin tonight with queen elizabeth, the longest reining british monarch whose rule spanned 7 decades. she died today at the age of 96. make no mistake, it is a watershed moment. there is a new king and it s a moment intrinsically tied to this specific queen, a towering figure so profound her very name defines an age. while her death raises important questions about how or even if the monarchy will go on. it isn t just brittain s mourning or reacting, it s people all across the globe and certainly here in the u.s. our fascination over the royal family reached a fever pitch during the princess diana years and in many ways continues today. moments ago president biden and th
come to write in the books and if you can come back to write in the books and if you can come back at a later stage, then please come back at a later stage, then please do come back at a later stage, then please do that. you will notice books please do that. you will notice books are please do that. you will notice books are actually separate sheets of paper books are actually separate sheets of paper with two boxes, one tabetied of paper with two boxes, one labelled for grace, one labelled for barnaby. labelled for grace, one labelled for barnaby, if you would write the message barnaby, if you would write the message you would like to write on a sheet message you would like to write on a sheet of message you would like to write on a sheet of paper then put it in the appropriate box, they will be collected together and collated and bound collected together and collated and bound into condolence books, so that will be bound into condolence books, so that will be