HC Deb 22 April 2002 vol 384 c1

THE VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported to the House that its Address of 3rd April had been presented to Her Majesty; and that Her Majesty had been pleased to receive the same very graciously and had given the following Answer:

I thank you most sincerely for your expression of sympathy in the great loss which I have sustained by the death of my dear mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

I am greatly moved by your comments about my mother and by your sincere condolences. These are a source of comfort to my family and to me at this time.