As tributes for the late Queen Elizabeth II proceed to pour in from around the globe, Barack Obama and Joe Biden have been among the many first to discuss her demise. Former President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama together with present POTUS Joe Biden and First Girl Jill Biden, all launched prolonged, heartfelt statements concerning the latest passing of Queen Elizabeth II that have been extensively distributed on social media.
In a joint statement with spouse Michelle Obama, Barack Obama wrote the next in regards to the life and passing of Queen Elizabeth II:
“From the day of her coronation 70 years in the past — the primary one ever televised — to this very second, as numerous tributes are being posted on-line in her honor, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has captivated the world. Her Majesty was simply 25 years outdated when she took on the big process of helming one of many world’s nice democracies. Within the many years that adopted, she would go on to make the function of Queen her personal — with a reign outlined by grace, magnificence, and a tireless work ethic, defying the chances and expectations positioned on girls of her era.
“Michelle and I have been fortunate sufficient to come back to know Her Majesty, and he or she meant an awesome deal to us. Again after we have been simply starting to navigate life as President and First Girl, she welcomed us to the world stage with open arms and extraordinary generosity. Again and again, we have been struck by her heat, the best way she put individuals comfortable, and the way she introduced her appreciable humor and allure to moments of nice pomp and circumstance.”
President Joe Biden echoed lots of Barack Obama’s sentiments in his personal prolonged tribute, that was additionally launched along side his spouse Jill Biden:
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was greater than a monarch. She outlined an period. In a world of fixed change, she was a steadying presence and a supply of consolation and delight for generations of Britons, together with many who’ve by no means recognized their nation with out her. An everlasting admiration for Queen Elizabeth II united individuals throughout the Commonwealth. The seven many years of her history-making reign bore witness to an age of unprecedented human development and the ahead march of human dignity.
She was the primary British monarch to whom individuals all around the globe may really feel a private and rapid connection, whether or not they heard her on the radio as a younger princess chatting with the youngsters of the UK, or gathered round their televisions for her coronation, or watched her ultimate Christmas speech or her Platinum Jubilee on their telephones. And he or she, in flip, devoted her entire life to their service.
Queen Elizabeth II was a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and fidelity who deepened the bedrock alliance between the UK and the USA. She helped make our relationship particular.”
In the meantime, earlier this week Barack Obama and Joe Biden had a reunion of kinds when the Obamas have been readily available on the White Home as President Biden introduced them with their official White Home portraits.
