MP Afriyie: It is the end of a significant era in our history
The area’s MPs have all joined Theresa May in paying tribute to Her Majesty the Queen.
Windsor MP Adam Afriyie said: “There is nobody that our constituency, country, Commonwealth and world will miss more than Her Majesty the Queen.
“She embodied constancy in a changing world.
“It is the end of a significant era in our history.
“My thoughts are with her family.”
Beaconsfield MP Joy Morrissey, whose constituency includes Marlow and Burnham, said:
“As a sailor might navigate by finding the North Star so, for the last 70 years, has the world cast its gaze, in times of joy and crisis, to Queen Elizabeth II for a bright and consistent light in the firmament.
“The loss we feel as a nation at the dying of that light is shared by many across the Commonwealth and throughout the world.
“Her Majesty represented the very best of us in her devotion to duty, her love of country and her desire to reach out to people across the world. We will miss her, and we will celebrate her life, her achievements, and her incredible influence over nearly three quarters of a century.
“For a great many of us a part of being British was calling Elizabeth II our Queen, but Her Majesty has spent a lifetime demonstrating how to adapt and change for the better, always keeping calm and measured in the face of adversity.
“So, it is in celebration of the past and with confident hope in our future that we depart the Elizabethan Age and welcome our new King Charles III.
“God Save the King.”
Slough MP Tan Dhesi added: “With over 70 years of selfless dedication, duty and devotion to our country and beyond, Queen Elizabeth II has indeed been inspirational and a beacon for public service.”
In her written statement following the Queen’s death, Maidenhead MP Theresa May said: “It was the honour of my life to serve her as Prime Minister.
“But we should never forget that our Queen was a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with her family.
“God Save the King.”