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He said he was \u201cstruck by her wisdom, by her incredible warmth and grace, but also her sharp wit\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister ushered in a day of reflection across the country, saying both Brits who met her and those who did not will be thinking about what The Queen meant to them, \u201cand the example she set for us all\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will cherish those memories\u201d.<\/p>\n
He poignantly concluded: \u201cThe bond between country and monarch is sacred. It endures\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, while we continue to mourn Her Late Majesty\u2019s passing, we should be proud that this remarkable legacy of service \u2013 and this remarkable bond \u2013 continues to grow today under the reign of His Majesty The King.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Leader of the opposition Sir Keir Starmer is expected to issue his own statement tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n This evening, former Prime Minister Liz Truss spoke about her final meeting with the Queen at Balmoral, when Her Late Majesty appointed her 15th and final Prime Minister.<\/p>\n Ms Truss said that despite The Queen\u2019s obvious physical fragility, she was mentally \u201cabsolutely on top of what was happening\u201d, and gave away no signs of her terminal illness.<\/p>\n She added that the Queen was \u201cvery, very keen to reassure me that we\u2019d be meeting again soon. It was very important to her\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI was obviously only in the first few days of the job of being Prime Minister. I was thinking about many, many different things. But the assumption absolutely was that this would be the first of many meetings.\u201d<\/p>\n 48 hours after being appointed Prime Minister, Ms Truss was seen running around No. 10 asking an aide to fetch her a black dress from her Greenwich home, the first sign anyone in Downing Street had of the news of the Queen\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n Ms Truss was the first person in the country to formally say: \u201cGod save the King\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the main things people ask me is, \u2018how was she?\u2019 She’s still very, very, very loved and treasured. And she was still very much with us until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that’s what just struck me about her is that right until that moment she wanted to be there doing her duty.\u201d<\/p>\n
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