By: Chaudhry Tabraiz Aurah
The late Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain died at the age of 96 at her Barlemole Palace in Scotland. It engendered a story of profound appreciation and affection that was unprecedented in the past. Because of the Queen’s love and sincerity, not only British Citizens but people all over the Globe felt dejected and affected, which is mainly due to the Queen’s 70-year reign. No controversial verbal expression by the Queen against any country, religion, or nation was ever observed and visualised through the writer’s eyes. Queen Elizabeth II passed away after a brief illness She met with the new British Prime Minister Liz Truss on September 6, 2022 a couple of days before her death. Photos of the meeting were relinquished by the Royal Family in which the Queen appeared to be recuperating. It was precisely 2 days later on September 8, when the sad news of Queen Elizabeth II was broadcast, people could not believe that the Queen was not among them anymore. The news of the Queen’s death spread like wildfire all over the world, after which people living in the United Kingdom started to commence to Buckingham Palace, the Royal Family’s palace in London, to pay their venerations to the Queen. The British Government declared official mourning for 12 days and commenced implementing the London Bridge Operation Plan Condolence messages from the Heads of States around the world were received by the British Royal Family, condolence remarks were also recorded in the Embassies of different countries of the world. The coverage of the death of the Queen of Great Britain was prominent in the media around the world. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen’s son Charles prospered with his mother and is now the King of Great Britain. On September 14, the Queen’s coffin was flown to London by Royal Air Force aircraft for the funeral where people can pay their veneration. People had to wait for 13 to 14 hours in the miles-long queue to visually perceive the Queen’s coffin and pay their veneration. There were people from all schools of thought in this queue, including those from foreign countries. There were millions of people who came to pay their tributes to the Queen and the emotions were palpable. This was not hard to realise just how popular and dotted the Queen was in the world. That day was a public holiday in Great Britain and around 2,000 people attended the Queen’s funeral, in which there were around 500 people from all over the world who were specially invited. Pakistan was represented by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, in addition to the heads of European countries, the President of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. The Prime Minister went to Westminster Abbey and condoled with members of the Royal Family, British Prime Ministers, former Prime Ministers, senior politicians, bureaucrats, and representatives of the armed forces. The Queen’s funeral was an official funeral, the Queen’s casket was given a special cannon salute by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. The Queen’s coffin was moved in Royal protocol from Westminster Abbey to Hard Park Corner Windsor Castle, where the Queen was laid to rest. The Queen’s last rites were covered live by the media around the world, which was optically canvassed live by millions of people. The 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has proved one thing that kings who care about their people and work for their betterment win the profound appreciation of their people and the people pay encomium to their kings. She becomes an example to the world. Chaudhry Tabraiz Aurah can be reached at Tabraizashraf2006@ yahoo.com