Rest In Peace Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2002)

The end of a 70 year era of the Elizabethan monarchy.
Queen Elizabeth II had reigned longer than any other British monarch, including her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.

James Corden paid a three minute tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after the monarch’s death aged 96.

Good evening.
We, of course heard the news today that Queen Elizabeth had passed away aged 96.
I, like the rest of the world, so sad tonight.
But also, so thankful and grateful to the queen for the most incredible service
and leadership that she has shown during all of our lifetimes.
All day, you would have been hearing statistics about her reign as
the longest ruling monarch in British history.
She served on the throne for seventy years.
She is the only queen most of us have ever known.
She had seen fourteen U.S. presidents during her reign and on Tuesday,
just on Tuesday welcomed her fifteenth prime minister.
We viewed her as immortal, an essential part of the fabric of our world.
There is of course an outpouring of grief and love across the globe.

SHE WAS UNIVERSALLY ADORED.

She represented good in this world,
living a life of honour,
a life dedicated to service,
dedicated to bettering the lives of others.
And it’s always felt as if she was there for all of us.

For seventy years she never wavered.
She was never political.
She didn’t need us to hear our opinions.
She never gave an interview.
She never posted on social media.

It was never for her about her own PR,
and maybe that’s why she was as beloved and
as respected by a president as she was by the guy who lives down the street,
and she would treat both of them equally too.
It didn’t matter who you were, she was there for you.

And today, we live in a world of uncertainty.
There are wars and divisions.
Fights all over the globe.
People are dealing with changes in the climate.
Changes in governments, pandemics.
There is squabbling, unrest. Bitterness wherever you look.

There’s so much instability but
the Queen was always the Queen
and a guiding light.

She was always gracious,
always dignified,
always a shining example of leadership.

She represented stability in a world
where so often it feels like the floor is shaking.

Queen Elizabeth was unique.
A life’s work never to be repeated.

Every person at home in the United Kingdom
and many across the globe will remember today.
They’ll remember where they were when they heard the news.
News that will change our country forever.

We will always celebrate her life.
Remember what she stood for.
And we will always be thankful for her sacrifice.
We’ll be right back.