One of the residents of Park View Care Home in Ipswich has received a personal reply from the Royal Household, sent on behalf of His Majesty The King, in response to a poem she wrote almost a quarter of a century ago in tribute to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother.
The poem, written on 2nd April 2002 by the resident, known as Mrs A.G., now in her nineties, had been quietly treasured for over twenty years before a member of the Park View team decided it deserved to be seen by someone rather important. They sent it to Buckingham Palace.
Buckingham Palace wrote back.
The letter from Buckingham Palace
Sent by the Head of Royal Correspondence on behalf of His Majesty, the letter reads:
“The King has asked me to thank you for your thoughtful letter, in which you so kindly enclosed a poem by Mrs A.G., a resident at Park View Care Home. His Majesty greatly appreciates that you should have taken the trouble to write to him as you did. I can tell you that The King was immensely touched by your poignant verse, in tribute to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and His Majesty was heartened to learn of her long-standing affection for The Royal Family.”
We’re very proud of our resident, she a poet at heart and a very gifted writer.
THE QUEEN MOTHER
Let the death bells toll
A lament, the piper play
A grand old lady
The Queen Mother,
Has sadly passed away.
A bright indomitable spirit
Lived a life so full of zest
But at last flame Has burnt out.
Her spirit at rest.
One who never shirked her duty
However hard the call
It was faced with quiet courage
An example to us all.
As now the nation mourn her
With one voice the people speak
Farewell to a special lady
Who simply was unique
Submitted by Sharron Bowen, Park View
Who wrote this about Ipswich?
Sam Sherman
Sam is a Co-Founder of Ipswich.love. Passionate about Ipswich, Sam looks to see how we might jointly reverse some of the recent negativity and bring some deserved positivity back to our beloved Town.
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