Death is the great equalizer

Grief Is the Price We Pay for Love, Says Queen Elizabeth II After 911

Let that be said to those who mourn her loss

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It has only been days since the Queen died. Even if she was 96, and it was inevitable that death would soon visit the beloved queen, it still came as a surprise, and shock to many but most especially to the family she left behind.

President Biden referenced the Queen in his speech as America honors those who died in the 911 attack in 2001. When days after the tragedy of 911, the Queen sent this letter to the American people.

You come together today in St Thomas church in New York united in sorrow by the terrible events of last week. Each and every one of us has been shocked and numbed by what we have witnessed in these recent days.

But none of us should doubt the resilience and determination of this great and much loved city and its people. Men and women from many nations, from many faiths and from many backgrounds were working together in New…