Her passing has hit me quite hard. No one can possibly imagine what devotion and fortitude she has shown over her reign. Like many of us, there must have been many days she just didn't feel like getting ready and going out to meet whoever at whatever time of day or night it was, all the protocol and formalities, and the never-ending smell of new paint. That beautiful smile of hers was so special and so genuine. I cannot help looking at that Paddington Bear sketch and thinking how much she must have loved doing it and seeing the twinkle in her eyes when the contents of her mysterious handbag were finally revealed. I am also in awe of all the people involved in Scotland and now in England for what has been such a dignified, solemn and extremely precise way of bringing her back home. I keep having goosebumps. God love Charles for the way he's had to compartmentalise his extreme grief whilst being in the public eye. I have the highest regard for him and his immediate family in the way they have conducted themselves.
