During the ceremony, in which he embraced a 17th-century tradition to mark his reign, the monarch said his late mother has 'remained a constant source of inspiration for us all'.
received the"privileged bodies", comprising a group of 27 organisations and corporations, all of which presented loyal addresses to the sovereign in person in the Ballroom of Buckingham Palace in a ceremony on Thursday.
"She took particular pleasure in her association with each of your organisations, valuing and admiring the contributions you made, individually and collectively, to the fabric of our nation during her long reign."Advertisement This function allowed the groups to publicly declare their loyalty to the crown in past centuries, as well as have the"ear" of the monarch, while also allowing the king or queen to hear grassroots opinions.
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