Cleric reveals how Queen Elizabeth II’s last days were faith-focused

[Michie]

On the one-year anniversary of her death, the Right Reverend Dr. Iain Greenshields shares some of his last moments with the late British sovereign.​

It is incredible to think that it’s already been a year since Queen Elizabeth II passed away. And although her death saw the end of an era, it’s still interesting to read that towards the end of her 96 years, her faith was what dominated her thoughts.



In a recent article in the Daily Mail, the Right Reverend Dr. Iain Greenshields, who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland at the time of Elizabeth’s passing, shared his thoughts and conversations with the monarch in the days before she died.

As is customary, the senior clergyman was invited to Balmoral — the Queen’s home in Scotland — to spend a few days with her in the summer.


He revealed that in his time with the Queen, despite her frailty, she was still sharp and was discussing things close to her heart: primarily her faith, as well as her father’s, King George VI.

As he recollected:

It would be very normal for a Moderator to talk about matters of faith, but I was very interested in how much she wanted to talk about her own … She also mentioned her father — George VI — and the great influence his faith had on her.”

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Queen Elizabeth II's last days were faith-focused

On the one-year anniversary of her death, the Right Reverend Dr. Iain Greenshields shares his last moments with the late British sovereign.

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[Sword of the Lord]

Sounds like she kept the traditional English monarchy alive. Faith was always important. The world does a good job of suppressing faith these days, but what goes in behind closed doors, in private, is often very different than what they show us.