A letter to my Lillibet

Yuvraj Waghela

Hendon Prep, London

It was 7:30 am on a bright summers morning on June 4th 2022, the Queen’s wake up time. She walked towards the terrace in her bedroom, where she can hear the sound of bagpipes. This traditional wake up call only happened on special occasions. The Queen carried out her morning routine, by enjoying her cup of Darjeeling tea. As the Queen relaxed, to her amazement next to her pot of tea, there was a hand written envelope addressed to ‘To my dearest Lilibet’. She picked up the letter nervously because she knew all the people that call her Lilibet had passed away. She opened the envelope very carefully and she looked inside. A perfectly folded letterhand written was in there. “Oh my!” she said as she knew the hand writing looked familiar. This letter was written by her father, but how could that be possible? She rang her bell and in came her butler. The Queen asked “Have you any idea where this letter came from?” “I don’t know your Majesty. No one has been in this room and it wasn’t there when I left.” The Queen replied “That will be all” and asked him to leave. As the butler closed the door behind him, the Queen eagerly opened the letter.

“My dearest Lilibet,

I knew you would make me proud. From the little girl who used to come on long walks with me you have become the longest reigning monarch in history and what a Queen you have been. You were the most perfect daughter, as I used to say, you are my pride and Margaret is my joy. You have kept our family close and committed to our role. From the age of 25, since you took over the crown, you have achieved so much. Firstly from abolishing the law on male heir offspring, a perfect decision. You have appeared on coinage of at least 35 different countries. Your commitment to the Commonwealth over the past 70 years is brilliant. However, as you father, I want to let you know how proud I am of how you have lead our family. In amongst all your duties as our Queen, you have been a wonderful wife to Phiilip, a loving mother and grandmother.

You are a very well recognised and respected woman in the world. My words will never be able to express my love and respect for you. You truly are my pride and you are also the pride of our nation.

My last words to you my dearest Lilibet, ‘long live the Queen’!”

Your Papa x