A British broadcaster, now living in Clare, has described the Queen as the ‘constant’ which saw the United Kingdom through many crises.
Queen Elizabeth II passed away yesterday afternoon at Balmoral in Scotland at the age of 96, following a 70 year rule.
Buckingham Palace has announced a period of mourning for the British Royal Family will be observed from now until seven days after the Queen’s funeral.
Details of the funeral haven’t yet been given, but King Charles III is expected to discuss the details later after arriving in London from Balmoral.
It’s anticipated that the ceremony will take place on Monday the 19th, which will be a national holiday in the UK.
Meanwhile, King Charles will be formally announced as the new sovereign tomorrow when the accession council meets at St James’s Palace.
Tributes have been pouring in from across the world for the late monarch, with Tanáiste Leo Varadkar describing Queen Elizabeth as having lived an ‘extraordinary life’ of duty and dedication.
A Clare-based broadcaster from the UK says the British public is in a state of shock following the passing of Queen Elizabeth.
Kilrush resident, Stephen Fletcher has praised the late monarch for providing a sense of security at the most trying of times.
In the wake of the passing of the UK’s head of state, memories of the Queen’s visit to Ireland in 2011 are being shared widely.
Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip visited the country from May 17th to 20th, marking the first visit by a state monarch to the Republic of Ireland – with the previous visit in 1911 having come prior to the separation from the United Kingdom.
Lahinch resident, Michael Hanrahan was appointed as the official artist for the visit and is describing the 2011 visit as a ‘gamechanger’ for Anglo-Irish relations.
Michael was subsequently invited to Buckingham Palace where he now has three paintings in the royal collection.
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