BBCNEWS Click June 4, 2024 00:50:00
I pay tribute to my mother's memory and i honour her life of service. i know that her death brings great sadness to so many of you, and i share that sense of loss, beyond measure, with you all. when the queen came to the throne, britain and the world were still coping with the privations and aftermath of the second world war, and still living by the conventions of earlier times. in the course of the last 70 years, we have seen our society become one of many cultures and many faiths. the institutions of the state have changed in turn. but, through all changes and challenges,