Our condolences to The Royal Family

9th September 2022

It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

Her Majesty devoted the past 70 years to serving her country and, throughout her reign, was patron to over 600 charities.

Her visits to see the work of Essex charities were always much looked forward to and enjoyed. Her Majesty was an inspiration to many and she had a deep sense of the importance of communities and the role of the voluntary sector.

Her death comes at a difficult time for many and we remain committed to doing all we can to support those in need and offering people who want to help others, the means to do so.

We send our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to The Royal Family at this difficult time.

A message from HM Lord-Lieutenant of Essex, and our Patron, Jennifer Tolhurst:

This is a day of great sadness for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. 

The death of Her Majesty the Queen marks the passing of the Head of a worldwide family of over 2.5 billion people. It was an extraordinarily long reign, the longest of any British Sovereign and we have been extremely fortunate to have in our Queen an outstanding example of service both in wartime and peacetime.

HM The Queen has been a symbol of stability throughout decades in which the world has seen very many changes, and for 73 years of her life, The Queen supported by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh who The Queen described as “her strength and stay”.

One of her most recent visits to Essex was to Chelmsford Cathedral to mark the 100 years of the Chelmsford Diocese. Hundreds of well-wishers came to great HM The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh as they always did when The Queen visited.

We want to send our very deepest condolences to all members of the Royal Family at this sad and momentous time as we look back with deep gratitude and we look forward to offering our support and loyalty to The King.