South Lanarkshire’s political leaders this week shared their ideas and condolences on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
At this week’s full council assembly, representatives from every group handed on their respects to the Royal Household.
And so they additionally noticed a minute’s silence to mirror Her Majesty’s service.
Provost Margaret Cooper spoke first, and thanked the Queen for her dedication.
She mentioned: “Colleagues, that is the primary assembly of the total council for the reason that unhappy passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II So I want to take this chance to each acknowledge our council’s because of Her Majesty for her a long time of devoted public service and in addition to notice formally our condolences to her household and partially to the brand new monarch King Charles III.
"I do know there might be completely different views concerning the monarchy held by elected members at this assembly however I don’t suppose anybody may dispute the dedication of Queen Elizabeth to our nation.
“She took the throne on the tender age of simply 25 years and for the 70 years and 214 days of her reign she hardly ever ever put her foot mistaken. To many internationally, the Queen epitomised Nice Britain, she was a peaceful determine who offered stability in occasions of disaster.
“She additionally had a transparent love for Scotland and was there to open the Scottish Parliament in 1999. How applicable that on that day she offered the brand new parliament with its mace – bearing the phrases ‘knowledge, justice, compassion and integrity’. These phrases have been chosen to encourage our parliamentarians however as we mirror now on the lifetime of the Queen we are able to agree that she herself had these 4 qualities in better abundance.”
Council Chief Joe Fagan spoke on behalf of the Labour group. He mentioned: “All through her 70 12 months reign the Queen has been a relentless presence within the lifetime of the nation and Commonwealth, most of us have by no means identified one other monarch till now.
“Numerous individuals will really feel her absence but in addition gratitude for the time she gave. All through her reign, the Queen made a lot of visits to South Lanarkshire. I feel it’s necessary to do not forget that these visits have been all the time to have fun what had been achieved in South Lanarkshire and by our individuals, it was royal recognition for our communities. Her go to to New Lanark was trigger to have fun the village’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Web site, and the big efforts undertaken to safe that standing.
“The occasions of the previous few days have been unprecedented. As leaders in our neighborhood, our phrases and actions can have an actual consequence in what one commentator described as a young second for the nation. I belief that we as a council have the maturity to recognise that not everybody in our neighborhood pertains to the monarchy in the identical method. And it’s certainly a measure of regard through which the Queen was held that so a lot of those that don't relate to the monarchy or its traditions may maintain her in such esteem.
“I belief we will even have the sensitivity to recognise that for others in our neighborhood that this loss might be felt significantly deeply, there are individuals feeling a really profound sense of grief and loss and there are these whose expertise of the latest public interval of mourning reminds them of bereavement and loss in their very own lives.
“On behalf of the Labour group and of this administration I’d like to increase our condolences to the Royal Household and to all these Queen Elizabeth leaves behind.”
Depute chief of the SNP group, councillor Maureen Chalmers, mentioned: “Condolences to His Majesty King Charles, his brothers and sister and the broader Royal Household. The lack of a mum, granny and nice granny is devastating and our ideas are with the household.
“I hope they discover a while to grieve in non-public following the interval of public mourning. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II devoted her complete life to public service for greater than 70 years. She visited South Lanarkshire many occasions, taking an curiosity within the work of many native organisations, in addition to our establishments. A lot of our residents will mourn her loss. She’s been a relentless in a lot of our lives for so long as many people can bear in mind. Might she relaxation in peace.”
Chief of the Conservative group, councillor Alex Allison, shared his ideas and condolences:, saying “The passing of Her Majesty got here as a shock to nearly all of the nation. The Queen remained as devoted and resolute to the individuals of the UK and the Commonwealth in her remaining days as she had since pledging her life to the British individuals on the tender age of 21.
“Queen Elizabeth’s love for Scotland was well-known and the actual fact she selected to spend her final days right here is testomony to that . Certainly she visited many cities in South Lanarkshire throughout varied a long time of her reign reminiscent of Hamilton, Larkhall, East Kilbride, Bellshill and the Royal Burghs of Rutherglen and Lanark. Such visits gave the native individuals reminiscences that I’m positive they'll carry with them to today and a way of pleasure that the reigning monarch visited the city that they lived.
“Her Majesty’s 70 years of dedication and devotion are unmatched in fashionable occasions, it’s secure to say her sovereignty was one fixed we obtained to know all through our total lives. She has served not solely as our monarch however as a shining instance of decorum and unity not solely in occasions of sorrow however in occasions of celebration.
“Her Majesty and her legacy will stay on not solely by King Charles III, her son, however by us, individuals who higher themselves by working with their neighborhood, supporting these in want and coming collectively not solely in occasions of tragedy however in celebration. I’d wish to take this chance to not solely give our sincerest condolences to His Majesty the King and the Royal Household and as soon as once more to thank Her Majesty for fulfilling her promise for all times lengthy service.”
Chief of the Liberal-Democrats group, councillor Robert Brown mentioned: : “I’d wish to thank Queen Elizabeth for her lifetime of service not simply to the nation alone however to the various voluntary organisations which she supported of which she was the patron. Numerous audio system have made the purpose that she visited not simply elements of the nation however many elements of South Lanarkshire, just like the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen. One of many organisations through which she was patron was the Scout group which offered 96 volunteers to help with the preparations in London, together with Graham Hamilton from the 1131 Scout group in Burnside.
“I additionally needed to notice the Queen’s final legacy. It’s curious that the Queen’s loss of life in Scotland and the funeral shone a highlight like no different on our nation. As well as, maybe it offers us the sense of nationwide unity which we don’t all the time have.”
Councillor Kristen Robb, chief of the Greens, mentioned: “I’d like to only echo the phrases of the provost and plenty of different individuals who have spoken right now, recognise the Queen’s lengthy service and we provide our condolences to the household and all individuals feeling grief at the moment.”
An appropriate letter might be drafted with the contents of the chief’s phrases and despatched to the palace to characterize South Lanarkshire Council’s condolences to the Royal Household.
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