Everyone remember’s this time of September 11th 2001; the attack of the World Trade Center in New York City. Millions across the world were shocked, and everyone remember’s what they were doing on that day. For me, I was a sophomore in high school walking to school. My brother just started his first year in the Army, and once I go to school, everyone was tuned into the TV watching the buildings up in smoke and flames. Thousands of lives were lost, and this was a day that will never be forgetten in United States history.
Our cousin country, Great Britain, shared their sentiments to the state of New York, as well as the country from Queen Elizabeth II with a message text read by the British Ambassador to Washington, Sir Christopher Meyer:
“You come together today in St Thomas church in New York united in sorrow by the terrible events of last week. Each and every one of us has been shocked and numbed by what we have witnessed in these recent days.
But none of us should doubt the resilience and determination of this great and much loved city and its people. Men and women from many nations, from many faiths and from many backgrounds were working together in New York City when this unimaginable outrage overtook them all.
At your service today, we think especially of the British victims. For some of them, New York was simply a stopover on some busy travel schedule. For others it was a workplace of excitement and of opportunity. For many it was a familiar second home.
These are dark and harrowing times for families and friends of those who are missing or who suffered in the attack – many of you here today. My thoughts and my prayers are with you all now and in the difficult days ahead.
But nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love.”
Not only has the Queen shared her love, gratitude, and philanthropy to her allied country, New York in the year of 2010, she renamed her garden to Queen Elizabeth September 11th Garden” in honor of the lives lost on that tragic day. As well as laying a wreath at World Trade Center. Today, a ceremony was held in the park in rememberance of our fallen Americans and British citizens.
