World leaders respond to death of Queen Elizabeth II

I was deeply sad to find out about the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II it is a heavy loss for all of Europe for the world on behalf of the Ukrainian people I expressed condolences to the royal family Great Britain and the commonwealth countries one of the highlights of my career was um you know being able to spend the night at Buckingham Palace during a state visit during President Obama's State visit talking with her about her Gardens and walking through those Gardens it it was an incredible experience Scotland loved respected and admired her and by all accounts Her Majesty was really happier than when she was here in Scotland at her beloved Balmoral a fact I have been privileged to observe personally I hope it will be a source of comfort to her family that she spent her final days in a place that she loved so much by the opportunity to meet her before she passed and she was an incredibly gracious and decent woman and the thoughts and prayers of the American people are with the people of the United Kingdom and The Commonwealth and their grief she was thoughtful wise curious helpful funny and so much more I feel very similar emotions both at the same time feeling a sense of deep sadness but also deep gratitude here is a woman who gave her life utterly to the service of others it is [Music] Queen Elizabeth II was the rock on which modern Britain was built our country has grown and flourished under her reign Britain is the great country it is today because of her immense her life of faithful service will be remembered for centuries to come from the moment the young princess became Queen Her Majesty's dedication to Judy and service over self were the Hallmarks of her reign

Channel: Guardian News

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Length: 3min 7sec (187 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 09 2022