Princess Margaret: Funeral and Condolences
Prime Minister's Tribute British Prime Minister Tony Blair who was touring Africa when Princess Margaret died, praised her long years of service in an interview with the TV channel Sky News.
"The thing people understand about the Royal Family is the sense of service that they have. Princess Margaret had it; before she was ill she did an enormous amount of public service, of charity work". In his remarks the PM also paid tribute to the Royal Family's commitment to public service, a constitutional and community role that dates back to the reign of Queen Victoria and Her Prince Consort. "They work, actually, very hard for us, the Royal Family, and the single common theme that I think runs throughout their lives is this idea that they owe a duty of service to the people they lead. I know from conversations I had with the Princess she felt that deeply too."
Books of Condolence
BBC report a steady stream of visitors at St. James's Palace to sign the Book of Condolence. A Book of Condolence has also been opened at Glamis Castle, seat of the Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the Queen Mother's ancestral home on Tayside, Scotland. Princess Margaret was born there on 21 August, 1930, and she retained a strong bond with the local people there. Michael, 18th Earl, is cousin to the late Princess and great-nephew of the Queen Mother, who grew up there and did nursing duties there when it was turned into a military hospital during the 1914-18 War. Lord Strathmore issued the following statement yesterday:
" It is with great sadness that my family and I have learnt of the death of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Her birth at Glamis Castle in August 1930 has always been a source of great pride to Glamis, and her many visits here for family occasions brought us all great joy. The Nation will mourn her loss as a leading member of the Royal Family over many years. Glamis shares in that grief and prayers and thanksgiving for her life will be said here in the Chapel. She will be greatly missed by all my family."
Investiture of Rudolph Giuliani
The Queen is in Royal Mourning. She will undertake all previously scheduled Royal functions that are appropriate, (the Royal Diary of Engagements is finalized anything up to six months ahead). Among Her commitments this week is an investiture at
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