Vive Le Roi

Flights of angels surely led her to her rest Of all our monarchs, she has proved the best Her example ,there for all to see and her heir to follow As we reflect upon her reign in this sad time of sorrow Right to the end publicly she fought to do her duty In private her witty mimicry was a thing of beauty Her Christian faith burned brightly throughout her life To keep her composed in the darker days of strife Her love for her corgis, horses and offspring saw her sane And that necessary balance helped to prolong her reign Where others might well have cracked and lost the place She rose serenely above all troubles with majestic grace And now that she has gone to her just reward Let our memories of her be the last word