Kelly Hartog: To so many Britons, the queen was like our own grandmothers. Distant, perhaps, but a strong, steadfast presence nonetheless. - NBCNewsTHINK
But the feelings of celebration were also a tribute to how she found her way into the lives of her subjects. As a little girl , I was excited to learnwon’tI wish Americans could somehow tap into these celebratory feelings and the honor that people had for the queen.
We sang “God Save the Queen” at every school assembly and on official holidays. At school, there was a large portrait of her in the assembly hall. Every morning, our headmaster would bark when we were getting rowdy and restless: “Eyes up, eyes front, eyes to the queen,” because heaven forfend you disrespect the queen.
I still hold on to that respect for a woman who right up until the end fulfilled the promise she undertook when she, stating, “I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”
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