Queen Consort Camilla used her first speech in her new function to warmly speak about how a lot her “pricey mother-in-law” Queen Elizabeth II is “drastically missed”.
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Talking at a reception inside Buckingham Palace for winners of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitors 2022, Queen Consort Camilla mentioned, “I can’t start with out paying tribute to my pricey mother-in-law, her late Majesty, who is far in our ideas as we speak and who’s so drastically missed by us all.”
“Over the previous few months, my husband and I’ve drawn immense consolation from the messages of condolence that now we have acquired, and proceed to obtain, from the 4 corners of the world,” Queen Consort Camilla mentioned.
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“They’ve reminded us that the written phrase has a novel means to attach, to heal, to reassure and to supply hope, even within the midst of grief,” she added.
Queen Consort Camilla additionally used the chance to remind the viewers of the the late monarch’s unwavering dedication to the Commonwealth.
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Alluding to a quote from the primary Queen Elizabeth, she added: “It was on this date, seventeenth November, that Queen Elizabeth I got here to the throne, in 1558.
The winners, aged between 13-17 years, had written concerning the theme of management, travelling from New Zealand, Australia, India and elements of the UK, to be given their certificates by the Queen Consort.