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Councillors pay tribute to The Queen

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The “enduring dignity” of the late Queen Elizabeth II has been marked in the chamber of West Lothian Civic Centre at the first full meeting of the new council.Leaders of all parties and groups jointly signed a motion of condolence in memory of the Queen who died on September 8 after a reign of 70 years.The chief executive will express those condolences in a letter to the King.It was the first meeting in the chamber of the full council since March 2020 and opened with the Provost Cathy Muldoon calling for all to stand in two minutes silence to mark the death of the Queen.Provost Muldoon welcomed a near full complement of councillors from all parties to the meeting beforehand.

After observing the silence. She invited comments from party leaders.On behalf of the Lib Dems, Councillor Sally Pattle paid tribute to the Queen as a “source of constancy in our lives.”She added: “The grief felt by many including myself was out of respect for a life well lived and a duty well served but also because the Queen represented a link to our collective past.

She represented a link to friends to relatives to loved ones who have gone before. Her death truly is the end of an era. I think her reign will be remembered for a great sense of duty, humility and above all decency and I for one am going to try to be a little bit more queen as I go forward.”Councillor Damian Doran-Timson, the Conservative group leader, said you just had to look at the number of people who had taken to the streets as The Queen’s body was brought down from Balmoral.He said: “The whole country saw with the demonstration of grief and love towards the Queen since she passed on 8 September in how high regard she was thought of.

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