The Queen had a deep affection for Norfolk – an affection that was repaid tenfold by its inhabitants. To demonstrate our love, respect and enormous gratitude for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years of remarkable service, we put together a series of events and tributes to honour a very special lady in her 70th year as Queen. Many of these tributes have an enduring legacy which extends into the reign of our new monarch His Majesty King Charles III, and also serve as a reminder of the absolute integrity and committed and unwavering service of our much-loved late Queen. We mourn her death, but we will do our utmost to uphold her extraordinary legacy of service to us all. In that, she will live on as few have done before.”

Lady Dannatt MBE, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk