Former Indian High Commissioner to U.K. mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II

Story by  ANI | Posted by  Tripti Nath • 1 Years ago
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II

 

New Delhi

Former High Commissioner of India to the UK, Ruchi Ghanashyam has expressed grief over the demise of Britain's longest-serving monarch Queen Elizabeth II and said that her death is an "extremely sorrowful occasion".

"The passing away of Queen Elizabeth is an extremely sorrowful occasion. I feel very sad and I know that people in the U.K. would also be very dejected about this great loss," Ghanashyam told ANI.

Talking about Queen Elizabeth's legacy, Ghanashyam said, "She became Queen at a very young age and served as monarch of the U.K. for over seven decades. And in all her 70 years she went through some really turbulent times, ups and down but throughout she remained consistent in serving the people of her country and her sense of duty is very highly regarded by the people of the U.K.."

The former Higher Commissioner said that the Queen was an amazing human, down-to-earth, simple and humble person. Ghanashyam further said that she saw the Queen's personality when they met in March 2018 while presenting the papers to the longest-serving monarch of the U.K."She was so nice and warm and simple and so humble that you could not remember that she was the monarch of the country, she was such a down-to-earth person, talked very well in a very soft voice, very dignified and I came away really feeling good after meeting her. Then I had some other occasions to meet her as well. And the thing which really struck me is how despite being the Queen she reached out to people. At her garden party, for instance, there was such a big crowd of people she went on her own and met everyone in the gardens of Buckingham Palace," Ghanashyam added.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, passed away on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the death of the Queen as he hailed her inspiring leadership.

Born on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, the Queen was the oldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York - who later became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.