{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"Chief Scout Bear Grylls OBE","standfirst":"Chief Scout Bear Grylls OBE leads the mourning for our Patron.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EAs a family of Scouts, we are united in sorrow for the loss of our Patron, HM The Queen. She leaves a bright legacy of hope and promise for future generations. Together, we will honour her memory.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EWe will remember her and give thanks for her kindness, her service, and the unwavering support she showed our movement over many decades. She was truly a friend to Scouts everywhere.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/18546/queen-and-bear-grylls.jpg","width":4639,"height":3093,"altText":"The Queen smiles at two young people while stood with Prince Philip and Bear Grylls.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EI will miss her quiet leadership, her values and integrity, and her wonderful sense of humour. While she was our monarch and Patron, she always made time to listen to our Scouts and recognise their achievements. Her smile would light up the room.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EFor 70 years HM The Queen has stood at our side, encouraging our volunteers and inspiring our young people to learn new skills, help others and shine brightly. Her sense of duty was an outstanding example to every single Scout during her long and eventful reign.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003E\u2018Scouting is a global force for good\u2019 she once told us. \u2018In this country and around the world, Scouts are helping others and making the most of their lives.\u2019\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022none\u0022\u003ESo many\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E Scouts aspired to become a Queen\u2019s Scout. Those dedicated young people earn our highest award, the pinnacle of their time in the movement.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/14895/royal-opening-baden-powell-house-12-july-1961-13.jpg","width":4901,"height":3741,"altText":"Black and white photo of the Queen with Scouts","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EIt\u2019s one of my greatest honours as Chief Scout to congratulate these incredible young people each year. It was a very special moment when HM The Queen herself met our Queen\u2019s Scouts in our Centenary year 2007. This reprised her review of Queen\u2019s Scouts in 1952, the year her father, HRH George VI passed on.\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EJust as HM The Queen supported Scouts, we have been there for her too, looking after the crowds during her coronation in 1953. We were so proud to confer upon her the Gold Wolf (the only one of its kind) as she became our Queen and Patron.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EShe played a full part in the life of our movement, meeting young people, attending Scout events and shows. Her visit with HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, to the Jubilee Jamboree Indaba Moot in Sutton Coldfield in 1957 was an unforgettable highlight of celebrating the movement\u2019s 50\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003Eth\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003E anniversary. 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These changes included welcoming girls into the movement and became ever more diverse. The outpouring of devotion and affection during her jubilee years gave a sense of how much she was admired, both within our movement and by the whole country.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EHM The Queen sent her well wishes to our 120,000 Cubs during the Cubs centenary year in 2016, and was an especially strong champion of our work supporting young people in areas with the fewest opportunities. She strongly supported our pioneering work with early years, helping those families and young people hit hardest by the pandemic.\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EIt will take time for our movement and our nation to recover from this loss. But we owe it to her to pick ourselves up and carry her legacy forward. She will live long in the memory and will be remembered by the countless individual stories of kindness our Scouts and volunteers will share for years to come.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/14893/queen-elizabeth-ii-visiting-gilwell-park-1995.jpg","width":3576,"height":2384,"altText":"The Queen, wearing a pink hat, talks to a volunteer next to her.","caption":"","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003ELet\u2019s not be downhearted at this difficult time, but extend our sincere sympathies to her family and many friends. Let\u2019s not forget she was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother too.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003ELet\u2019s take great solace and comfort in her warm-heartedness towards young people, her devotion to her duty and most of all her kindness.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EIn memory of our great Patron, let\u2019s show that same sense of kindness and respect to each other. A great book has closed - not just a chapter - and a new one now begins.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan data-ccp-props=\u0022{\u0026quot;201341983\u0026quot;:0,\u0026quot;335559739\u0026quot;:160,\u0026quot;335559740\u0026quot;:259}\u0022\u003E\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan data-contrast=\u0022auto\u0022\u003EOn behalf of every Scout, we thank HM The Queen for her service. 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