What an incredible force of nature! She stood for the values of duty, loyalty and service, remembering them from a long held tradition into the current era. They don’t make them like her anymore. She was our Queen but she was really the anointed one, pulling off a paradox of humility and the Regal with her own unique charm. I love that she was always learning on the job and thrived from meeting the challenge. Her unflappable, steady personality held this country in an enviable solidity for the last 70 years and her passing is bound to rock the boat. But more than that it meant something special to me personally to live in a country with a woman like her as the head of state. The new King has a tough act to follow but at the same time, this moment of change also holds great possibility for innovation within tradition.
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