On Monday, September 19, Dr David Cameron, the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, attended the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in his role of Lord-Lieutenant.
Dr Cameron has issued this message of thanks to the city.
Having had time to reflect over the days and events since the sad passing of Queen Elizabeth ll and after having had the honour of attending, to represent all from Aberdeen City, the Lying-in-State and State Funeral in London yesterday. I wish to convey my sincere thanks as your Lord Provost and as the Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeen to all our council staff and partners, who worked tirelessly in the meticulous planning, preparation and exceptional delivery of the city’s ceremonial duties, showing and paying respects to Her Late Majesty.
Sincere thanks must also go to our Citizens for their respectful outpouring of love and affection, shown to Her Late Majesty as her coffin passed through our great city; from the riders and horses at Old Milltimber Farm, the 80,000 plus people across all ages who lined the route from Peterculter to Charleston, the veterans from the Royal Engineers Association, the Scout groups and many other groups, associations and individuals. The eyes of the world were on the North East, and working together we did ourselves proud and most of all we gave Queen Elizabeth ll a most dignified and appropriate send off from our city.
From a personal perspective it has been such an honour, with so many memories to take from this period in my life, but one that stands out for me as your Lord Lieutenant is the fact that I received a response from the Princess Royal to my salute as she passed by as part of the cortege at Duthie Park.
Once again, my most sincere thanks to you all for your respectful and heartfelt display of appreciation and love for Her Late Majesty.
Yours
Lord-Lieutenant
Dr David Cameron
Photograph shows the Lord Lieutenant Dr David Cameron in London for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.