Today is a day that many of my nation have pondered with dread in their thoughts for many years. Yet here, now, on this day. As the sun sets around us we as a nation are at last are compelled to face that fear and its meaning as we witness the passing of the second Elizabethan Era.

To the life and duty of our Queen, I offer my thanks and my admiration. As many, my grief and shock leaves me with a profound sense of personal loss. As I gaze out the window on the dying rays of light from the sun as the final day of your reign comes to a close, I find a grief an emptiness; more so than I ever realised it could. Thank-you for all that you meant to me, for the stability and consistency that your presence and selflessness brought us, for the light and grace that you offered to me as well as many more beyond.

Rest in peace your majesty.

God save the King.