LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth has thanked millions of people who volunteered during the pandemic in Britain, including those who delivered food, medicines and befriending vulnerable people who defended at home for months.
The 94-year-old Queen joined Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and heiress to the throne Prince Charles, on a video call to meet and thank volunteers from the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) ) helped coordinate the national response. .
“I think it’s an amazing job,” The Queen told the five volunteers on the call. “Thank you to everyone – and everyone else who has volunteered. It was a great help. ”
Camilla said: “We couldn’t have done it without you”.
The RVS helped move volunteers at the onset of the pandemic, working with the National Health Service. Buckingham Palace said the queen wanted to thank the 12.7 million people in the UK who had been volunteering since March last year.
The kingdoms heard from Simon Holmes in the north – east of England who said that it was humbling to know that the people he met might not speak to anyone else on that day.
The palace also announced that the Queen’s Official Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Color, would not take place this year in its traditional London format. Options for another parade at Windsor Castle are being considered.
Reciting with Kate Holton. Edited by Andrew MacAskill