Poland pays tribute to UK’s Queen Elizabeth II: audio report

Poles have been paying their respects to the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II on the news of her passing. 

Poles have been paying their respects to the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II on the news of her passing.

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland since 1952, died on Thursday, aged 96.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda said that "she will be missed and remembered in Poland and all over the world."

My deepest condolences to the Royal Family and all the British people on passing of Her Majesty The Queen. For decades she has been an embodiment of everything that makes Britain truly Great. She will be missed and remembered in Poland and all over the world.

— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) September 8, 2022

Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hailed Queen Elizabeth II as "an icon, a symbol of the power, culture and tradition of the United Kingdom, beloved by the British people."

We bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. She devotedly served her nation throughout her life. And she has served us by her example as a self-sacrificing, wise and prudent leader who knew how to lead her country through any storm. pic.twitter.com/2VN1eHeRkE

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 8, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II visited Poland in 1996, telling the Polish parliament that “Europe needs Poland.”

Królowa Elżbieta II wystąpiła przed połączonymi izbami Sejmu i Senatu 26 marca 1996 roku, podczas jedynej swojej wizyty w Polsce. https://t.co/Xe4hF1v0Z2

— Historia - Polskie Radio (@Historia_PR) September 9, 2022

Radio Poland’s Elżbieta Krajewska has this report.

Click on the audio player above to listen.