TRIBUTE TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN | PG 29

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In 2012, she was depicted as jumping out of a helicopter in a pink dress and parachuted into a stadium to start the London Olympics. In 2022, she was a smash hit in the news media across the world, performing with Paddington Bear. And when things got tough, during the Covid pandemic, while the Prime Minister was intensive care, and things seemed to be falling apart, it was the Queen as Head of the nation, who sought to rally an anxious country. Importantly, she embodied a strong work ethic, public service and fundamental decency.

It is that spirit, and those inspiring standards, admired across the world which lead us to come together, to pay our respects as a school community, to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth was a changeless human reference point. She was an historic figure. She helped make the monarchy relevant. She represented the best of Britain – and she will be missed.