HRH Queen Elizabeth II

For seventy years she reigned with dignity and class—
from an era remembered by few;
for a time frame unimaginable to most of us.
Duty and commitment to her country and realms
remained uppermost in her life.
Throughout generations,
governments, prime ministers,
peacetime and war;
recessions and prosperity,
her presence was constant.
and the world seems strange without her.
Whatever your views on the Monarchy
and whether the wealthy unelected
should become Head of State
by a happy accident of birth;
now that she's gone,
you have to ask yourself,
What is left?