UK in transition: Four days before she died, the Queen was given a cross…

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Oct 2022
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UK in transition: Four days before she died, the Queen was given a cross…

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On Sunday 4 September 2022, the Rev Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland enjoyed lunch with Queen Elizabeth II having pondered: ‘What can you give to the person who has everything?’

He had in mind her material wealth, but the truth is – she was rich beyond measure by reason of the one thing that counted: her steadfast faith in the King of Kings. And it is this faith, so manifestly central to the Queen’s life, that’s now being mentioned numerous times by commentators.

For the majority of observers – at least, those of no faith – references to her deep Christian faith is of little consequence. It’s a ‘thing’, mentioned alongside her love of Corgis, of horseracing, of the Scottish countryside. But little elucidation of what that faith was is given by the press; few if any questions are asked of why her faith was so important to her.

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