In all the tributes and reporting about the Queen life these words from the Queen struck a note with us.

“It is far from easy to be cheerful and constructive when things around us suggest the opposite, but to give up the effort would mean, as it were, to switch off hope for a better tomorrow. Even if the problems seem overwhelming, there is always room for optimism.”

We would like to acknowledge how the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has affected many of us and if you feel the need to reach out, please let us know.

Image of painting from BBC by CHRIS LEVINE/ JERSEY HERITAGE TRUST

Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II