Condolence book to be opened at Gov’t House For Queen Elizabeth
The Governor’s Office will be opening a book of condolence at the Old Government House Museum for people wishing to offer their condolences to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The announcement was made by Governor John Rankin earlier this evening. He noted condolence books will be available online at www.royal.uk website and the book that will be at the museum will open tomorrow.
“This will be open to the public from 11am-3pm on Friday 9th September, from 10am until 3pm on Saturday 10th September and then each day from Monday 12th September from 10am until 3pm until the funeral of HM The Queen. Further announcements will be made in due course,” the Governor said.
In his speech, Governor Rankin referenced the statement by Buckingham Palace on the Queen’s passing at Balmoral.
“I know the people of the British Virgin Islands will be deeply saddened by this news and will join me in a period of mourning for Her Majesty The Queen. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this difficult time,” Rankin said.
“Her Majesty gave exemplary and loyal service throughout her life. She was a friend to the British Virgin Islands visiting twice, in 1966 arriving on the Royal Yacht Britannia which was anchored in Road Harbour, and returning again in 1977 when she laid the foundation stone for a new wing of Peebles Hospital.,” he added.
He said the Queen will be remembered with great fondness and respect.
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Let her go in peace
Hope they monitor the entries cause the amount of hate and bitterness that’s coming from people after her passing is very disturbing.
Rest In Peace your Majesty
We want reparation for the slave trade that the royal family was apart of
we want justice for the abuse bought upon us by the government’s officials, as the people of the BVI.
our own black leaders also have us enslaved with their abuse of their authority while in office.
after all, they are the reason we are facing a COI, respond to that.
there is a time and place for everything.
damn moo moo
After all of the brutal abuse that has happened to Black people in the Caribbean under her reign, what King Charles should now be talking about, is reparations!!
King Charles should be ashamed to be looking to the victims of the British empire for condolences!!!
We will follow your example, King Charles, based on the way your family has treated Princess Meghan!
After we see changes to the very Black PRINCESS IN YOUR VERY OWN HOUSEHOLD, then we will know how to condole, in such a time as this!
Example SET, example FOLLOWED!!!
You are aware of course that it was African slavers that rounded up people from the villages and sold their own people to the Europeans. Are we going to ask for reparation from Africa? Can you honestly believe that wealthy British Virgin Islanders who own the businesses and property here are claiming that they are ‘victims’. Unfortunately, as in any country, they are those who have and those who have not and its the same in British Virgin islands.
As for Meghan Markle – I think she did not like the rules of joining the royal family and did not want to be part of it and that’s her and Harry’s choice. Under the law as it stood only the heir to the throne children were Prince and Princess and now Charles is King, Harry and Meghan children automatically become a Prince and Princess too.
And are you aware some of the first slavers in Tortola were Dutch? The first Dutch settlers also built slave pens at Port Purcell and on Scrub Island. In 1690 the Brandenburgers built slave pens on Peter Island, however, they later abandoned them in favour of an agreement with the Danes to set up a trading outpost on St. Thomas. The Brandenburgers and Dutch were both expelled by the British.
Also forget both the UK and USA paid for the passage of thousands slaves who wanted to return home to Africa. Some people did not want to go.
I guess to you, that small act compensated all the millions of enslaved and dead Africans taken from their homes? Something is wrong with your DNA, are you even human?