London, (Parliament Politics Magazine)- The Royal Family mourn the loss of a Mother, Grandmother and a Great Grandmother .
We mourn the loss of a much-loved Monarch.
Our thoughts are with her family and indeed, all her loyal staff in the Royal Household as they bid their final farewell
In one word, her late Majesty led by example.
To me and generations of women she has been a shining example of devotion, duty and service.
I have been proud to take the oath of allegiance to the Queen in three separate institutions, the Faculty of Advocates
the House of Commons
And the House of Lords
Demonstrating the breadth of influence and leadership Her late Majesty represented in our everyday lives
We welcomed Her late Majesty on many occasions to North Yorkshire, most notably to the Great Yorkshire Show and one year only, Royal Ascot at York, reflecting her interest and passion for the Countryside and horses
I am proud of my Danish heritage and the special closeness between the two countries of the UK and Denmark, marked by the fact that Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark attended the memorial service for the Duke of Edinburgh and indeed, interrupted her own Golden Jubilee celebrations this year in respect for the passing of Her late Majesty.
How poignant that Dronning Margethe is now the longest serving reigning monarch
There is a Danish prayer my mother taught me which ends with the words:-
Guds engel os bevare
May God’s angels protect Her late Majesty
May her eternal light shine on in her family and her immediate successor King Charles III.
Long may he reign.
ENDS
Anne, Baroness McIntosh of Pickering served as an MEP between 1989 to 1999, as an MP for the Vale of York from 1997 to 2010 and Thirsk, Malton and Filey from 2010 to 2015. Anne served as Shadow Minister in a number of portfolios, including Environment, Transport, Foreign Affairs and Women’s Pensions.
Between 2010 and 2015, Anne chaired the Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the House of Commons.
Anne was introduced to the House of Lords in 2015 and served on the Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 and on the EU Sub Committee on the Environment. Currently Anne co-chairs the All-Party Group on Water and the APPG on Child Contact Centres.
Anne has co-authored with parliamentary colleagues three reports on Bricks and Water looking at amongst other issues, the ability to reduce flood risk and make homes and properties more resilient to flooding