French president Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, claiming she “embodied a people” and “represented a sense of eternity”, reports The Independent.
Here is his statement in full:
“Queen Elizabeth II has just passed away. The United Kingdom will forever bear the seal of she who embodied it for seventy years with unwavering strength and moral authority. France pays tribute to she who marked the History of her country, our continent and her century.
“The young girl who, like all her compatriots, faced the bombing of London during the war, would soon also become the heir presumptive, Elizabeth of York, who, at eleven years old, was a serious and impassive onlooker at her father's coronation. Later, she would become Honorary Junior Commander Elizabeth Windsor, a mechanic and ambulance driver in the British armed forces during the Second World War. ”