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A nation mourns: Parliamentary Tributes
Parliament meets at 11.30am today to pay tribute to the Queen Mother.
These are the motions that MPs and peers will be debating.
House of Commons
"That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty expressing the deep sympathies and condolences of this House on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, whose life was given unstintingly in devoted public service to the Country and the Commonwealth; who with his late Majesty King George VI rallied the nation in the darkest days of war and who in times of peace was a unifying figure for Britain, inspiring love and affection in all she met."
House of Lords
"We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, beg leave to express our heartfelt sympathy in the great sorrow which Your Majesty has suffered by the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; and to offer to Your Majesty our most sincere condolences.
"This year marks Your Majesty's Golden Jubilee but also the 50th anniversary of the death of His late Majesty King George VI, to whom Queen Elizabeth was a devoted Consort. Their majesties' courage during the Second World War inspired and strengthened the nation in a manner which will be remembered always by your subjects at home and overseas.
"Queen Elizabeth's charm, dignity and steadfast service during His late Majesty's reign and throughout 50 years of widowhood won her the boundless admiration of this House, as of all your subjects. We were proud to celebrate Her late Majesty's centenary and to see Queen Elizabeth undertake and enjoy public duties even in her 102nd year.
"Only seven weeks ago we saw again the courage typical of Her Majesty, on the sorrowful occasion of the death of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret; but we rejoice that Her Majesty was able to witness the 50th anniversary of your accession as our Queen.
"We assure Your Majesty that, mindful of the great love which Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother inspired in us all, we shall ever hold dear her memory. Our prayers for Queen Elizabeth, and for you and for Your Majesty's family, are joined with those of the entire nation.''
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