Special Report Rest in peace Your Majesty
After more than 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96 on Thursday, September 8. Here the industry shares their fond memories of our longest serving monarch and pay their respects.
On hearing the news of Her Majesty the Queen’s passing, I found it odd how I could have so much love and admiration for a woman I never knew.
She said on her 21st birthday in 1947 that whether her whole life be long or short that it be devoted to service, and she could not have been truer to her word. She spent her entire life serving the nation and has been all that I, and many others, have ever known as our Head of State. She was an extraordinary woman and may she now rest in peace.
– Melanie Attlesey, P&P editor
Ralawise and its employees are saddened by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For over 70 years she has dedicated her life to the service of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth and has been a steadfast figurehead of national unity and stability, especially in times of enormous change. We off er our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty the King and the Royal Family at this time and join the nation in remembering and honouring her extraordinary life.
– The Ralawise team
My husband and I were very honoured to be included in the Service of Thanksgiving for the
Queen on Monday, September 12 at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh. It was an incredibly moving and poignant event to celebrate the life of an incredible woman who donated her life to the people
life to the people of this country.
I was fortunate enough to meet the Queen on a number of occasions and she always greeted everyone with her wonderful
everyone with her wonderful smile. She was incredibly knowledgeable on so many subjects and always put everyone she met at ease.
– Katie Stewart, managing director, Henbury The order of service
I was sincerely moved and surprised that we had so many condolences through our company from staff in our Chinese
suppliers all who said that the Queen was so important to them which really resounded in their messages. We received more comment from China, than from any other country.
– David Sanders-Smith, managing director, Result Clothing
The directors and staff of ETC Supplies would like to extend our deepest sympathy
to the Royal Family over the loss of their much-loved mother and our Queen. We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen. May she rest in peace. Long live the King.
– Jas Purba, managing director, ETC Supplies
Kingly extend their deepest condolences to the Royal Family, the government and the people of the United Kingdom for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This marks a great era of dedication, selfless public service and unmistakable values. During her 70-year reign, the Queen was an example to us all and her legacy will continue to live. May she rest in peace.
– Rob Armour, CEO, Kingly
While we have not had the good fortune to meet the Queen, we were granted our Royal Warrant for flag making in 2008 – but have been manufacturing flags for the Royal Households since 2000. We manufacture many flags which are flown from their palaces and residencies throughout the UK. Most notably is the largest Union Flag flown in the UK which can be observed at Windsor Castle measuring 38x19ft. They also fly a Royal Standard which is the same size and this is flown on special days such as The Garter Day.
It is without question an absolute honour to have manufactured the coff in drapes, both English and Scottish versions, for Her Majesty but it is held with a sad feeling, as normally we manufacture flags for
versions, for Her Majesty but it is held with a sad feeling, as normally we manufacture flags for joyous occasions, high profile events, winners, achievements and success stories. The touching observation about the coff in drape is that apparently the Queen had a large input into the design of the Jaguar hearse and in illuminating the hearse, and the coff in drape, from the journey from RAF Northolt to Buckingham Palace allowed everybody to have an historic moment of feeling.
RAF Northolt to Buckingham Palace allowed everybody to have an
The coff in flag is a 4-yard size, (12x6ft) and is a Royal Standard. The flag is manufactured to an applique sewing technique, meaning the devices are sewn onto the field of a flag using an industrial zig zag sewing machine with the excess fabric then trimmed off .
of a flag using an industrial zig zag sewing machine with
We at Flying Colours Flagmakers have been delighted and honoured to manufacture these magnificent flags along with the Union Flags of varying sizes for over 22 years and hope we can continue to do so for our King in the future.
The Royal Standard shown on the Queen’s coff in on its journey from RAF Northolt to Buckingham Palace
| 38 | October 2022 – Andy Ormrod, managing director, Flying Colours
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