I have lived my whole life as a subject of Her Majesty, and indeed, so have my parents. Previously, I could scarcely imagine Britain without her as monarch... yet this day was bound to happen. Now that it is here, I am filled with an overwhelming gratitude for how she has ruled at the helm.
It has been a family tradition for some time that after Christmas Dinner, we should wander through the living room door and listen to Her Majesty's speech at 3pm. Without fail, her Christmas message has filled me with joy as she reminds the whole nation of what has transpired over the past year, and crucially, making clear her own journey with Jesus Christ as we celebrated our Lord's nativity.
I am delighted at the kind words of so many people throughout the world who have
claimed her as a friend, a councilor, even an inspiration. And although some of these relationships may be slightly embellished by the mourning process, Christ said that we would know them by their fruit. The testimony of so many speaks for itself.
And now that she has run her race, and I pray residing in glory, I am so glad to say that she in my own life has been an encouragement and inspiration. Upon my return to the UK, there may be a different anthem, different currency, even a different sense of Britain... but the Britain I will leave in seven days time will always be marked by her reign. And I pray that I will indeed be able to thank her myself at the end of the age.
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