{"id":463,"date":"2022-09-09T09:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=463"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T09:59:39","slug":"statement-from-the-minister-for-foreign-affairs-simon-coveney-td-on-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2022\/09\/09\/statement-from-the-minister-for-foreign-affairs-simon-coveney-td-on-the-death-of-queen-elizabeth-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney TD, on the death of Queen Elizabeth II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with great personal sadness. Queen Elizabeth\u2019s sad passing marks the end of an era.\u00a0 She epitomised that generation of British people who endured the Second World War with both bravery and stoicism.\u00a0 Her long reign, the longest in British history, saw profound change affecting virtually every aspect of politics and society. Throughout her reign, the Queen was a constant and reassuring presence in British life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHer historic visit to Ireland in 2011, the first by a reigning British monarch since our independence, was a critical step in the peace process and helped to move British-Irish relations to a new level. The warmth and spontaneity of the Queen on that occasion touched all those she met.\u00a0 So did her generosity of spirit and her commitment to reconciliation on these islands. On behalf of the Government, I was privileged to welcome her to the English Market in Cork and to witness how much that visit meant to her personally and to the people of Cork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThrough our Embassy in London, I have conveyed deepest sympathies to His Majesty, King Charles, the Royal family more generally and to all the British people on their sad loss. While they grieve that loss, they also can give thanks for a long life of public service lived to the full with immense dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI have learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with great personal sadness. 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