Following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, the protection industry has been making its tributes to the UK’s longest-reigning monarch alongside political and financial leaders.
Queen Elizabeth served 70 years on the throne. She died aged 96. The Royal Family announced the news late yesterday afternoon in a statement confirming that the Queen had passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle, where the family had gathered to be with her. Her death elevated her eldest son Charles to the throne as King Charles III. In a statement, he said: "The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty the Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. "We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother. I know her los...
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