00:00Mr Speaker, in the hours since last night's shocking news, we have witnessed the most
00:07heartfelt outpouring of grief at the loss of Her Late Majesty the Queen.
00:13Crowds have gathered, flags have been lowered to half-mast, tributes have been sent from
00:20every continent around the world.
00:22On the death of her father, King George VI, Winston Churchill said the news had stilled
00:29the clatter and traffic of 20th century life in many lands.
00:34Now, 70 years later, in the tumult of the 21st century, life has paused again.
00:41Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, was one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known.
00:49She was the rock on which modern Britain was built.
00:54She came to the throne at just 25, in a country that was emerging from the shadow of war.
01:01She bequeaths a modern, dynamic nation that has grown and flourished under her reign.
01:07The United Kingdom is the great country it is today because of her.
01:13She was devoted to the union of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
01:24She served 15 countries as head of state and she loved them all.
01:30Her words of wisdom gave us strength in the most testing times.
01:35During the darkest moments of the pandemic, she gave us hope that we would meet again.
01:41And she was one of the first ones with a father in the middle.
01:41Three, four, three, seven, seven, seven.
01:42And we would be sharing a little bit.
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