Retired bishop Richard Harries shares his thoughts about Queen Elizabeth II, who died a year ago on 8^th September 2022

A sense of personal loss

Everyone anticipated that when her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died  there would be a great sense of loss, but the extent and depth of the national grief when she did so was quite extraordinary. So many people clearly felt a personal connection with her and experienced a sense of loss. Even staunch republicans recognised and praised the moral strength of her character.

Those qualities were rooted in, and grew out of, her serious Christian faith… (Register to read the rest of the article)