Prince Harry, a grandson of the Queen delivered a heartfelt statement regarding her recent passing.
The Prince thanked his grandmother throughout the tribute, saying how ‘forever grateful’ he will be to have had her.
He referred directly to his grandmother looking back on his ‘earliest childhood memories with you, meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren’’.
He went on to thank the Queen for her commitment to service, her sound advice and ‘infectious smile.’
Harry’s speech
In celebrating the life of my grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen—and in mourning her loss—we are all reminded of the guiding compass she was to so many in her commitment to service and duty. She was globally admired and respected. Her unwavering grace and dignity remained true throughout her life and now her everlasting legacy. Let us echo the words she spoke after the passing of her husband, Prince Philip, words which can bring comfort to all of us now: “Life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings.”
Granny, while this final parting brings us great sadness, I am forever grateful for all of our first meetings—from my earliest childhood memories with you, to meeting you for the first time as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my darling wife and hugged your beloved great-grandchildren. I cherish these times shared with you, and the many other special moments in between. You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over. And as it comes to first meetings, we now honour my father in his new role as King Charles III.
Thank you for your commitment to service.
Thank you for your sound advice.
Thank you for your infectious smile.
We, too, smile knowing that you and grandpa are reunited now, and both together in peace.
This speech came after the reunion between the two royal brothers, Prince and Princess of Wales (William and Kate) and of course the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Harry and Meghan).
They seemed as though they had put their rumoured differences aside, travelling in the
same car as each other, and greeting huge crowds.
