Following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen in September 2022, Great Shelford Parish Council made available a Book of Condolences. We then wrote to King Charles III to both pass on the thoughts of our community and to let him know of the existence of the book which will form part of our archives. We thought you would like to see the card we received today (27th March 2023). In case it is not possible to read the text on the scanned images it reads:
“It was so very kind of you to send me such a wonderfully generous message following the death of my beloved mother. Your most thoughtful words are enormously comforting, and I cannot tell you how deeply they are appreciated at this time of immense sorrow. Charles R”