Queen has left "the most supreme example of service and duty"
The Queen's coffin is being flown back from Edinburgh to London, today
One of Norfolk's Deputy Lieutenants has told us that The Queen's left "the most supreme example of service and duty"- that we all have a huge amount to learn from.
James Bagg DL says that her successor would do well follow her 70 year old example.
It comes as she's being flown back to London from Edinburgh- ahead of lying in state in Westminster Hall- for the next four days, ahead of her funeral on Monday.
"What an impact it's had on people"
James Bagge also chairs the Lord-Lieutenant’s organising committee for the Platinum Jubilee:
"It's just the most supreme example of devotion and service to us all, and one which we all have a huge amount to learn from. The way in which the succession has happened, it's been a strange mixture of mourning and celebration and that must be due almost entirely to her".
"When we heard the news of her being under-medical supervision and then the news of her passing shortly after. It was a shock in one sense, but inevitable in another sense for all the obvious reasons. But my goodness, what an impact it's had on people- both the reaction of the general public to her passing and the succession itself".
"The way that he King Charles III spoke so movingly and naturally after his mother's passing- his first address he gave to us, really says it all. He needs to merely follow her wonderful example and I'm sure he will".
"That memory for them will endure, none of them will forget it"
He says her historic reign has inspired loyalty among the next generation:
"The way that the young people have engaged in that celebration, the enthusiasm with which they have done so- the 1,500 children who took part in 'The Big Sing', at the Royal Norfolk Show- that memory for them will endure, none of them will forget it. The same can be said for the nearly 2,000 children who have engaged in the Platinum Jubilee award scheme, as well."