Thank you ma’am

Like many, yesterday evening we were saddened to read a news flash that our queen, Queen Elizabeth 11, had died.

It left us in a sombre mood. It made me reflect on how things may feel different in my thoughts now. Like so many, I’d only ever known our Queen. Obviously not personally, but I’d known she was always there. It was comforting knowing she always made good, balanced decisions, and she was there as a voice of reason when things were not quite right. She faced adversity head on, calmly and thoughtfully, and really did steady the ship. I’m hopeful for King Charles 111 - it’s very strange to write that at the moment - but I’m hopeful he will continue his mothers sterling work.

This morning, as we woke to a coolness in the air, I started reading the news updates and looking at some of the social media posts. One of my favourite pictures of our Queen is with Prince Phillip, when he played a practical joke on her at Buckingham Palace and dressed as a guard, so I was glad it was the one used by Franceunwrapped on Instagram, it made me smile.