Iain Greenshields: Last News

With the late Queen's Elizabeth's first year anniversary of her death tomorrow, the royal family and people up and down the country will be reflecting on the beloved former monarch who reigned Britain for 70 years.

passed on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96 in Scotland.The topic came about while Ferguson, 63, was discussing her battle with breast cancer, as she believes the experience has encouraged her to be her true self and “wake up.” “It’s the last thing that the queen said to me: ‘Just be yourself, Sarah,'” Ferguson recalled during the Aug. 30 episode of her podcast, “Tea Talks With the Duchess & Sarah.” “And she saw it,” the Duchess of York continued.

The Queen revealed just days before her death that she had "no regrets" in a typically "engaging" chat with a close ally.Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, moderator of the Church of Scotland, stayed at Balmoral the weekend before the 96-year-old monarch passed away on September 8.He said that during a chat about religion, Her Majesty revealed she had "no regrets at all" concerning her faith.READ MORE: E-fit of robbery suspect mocked for looking like Prince Harry or Snow White's dwarfsThe Reverend told ABC News in the US that the Queen’s Christian faith was fundamental to her as she sat on the throne for 70 years.He added: “She said right at the beginning of her time when she was becoming Queen that she was going to ask God for wisdom."And that’s something which persisted throughout her life.“When I was chatting to her about her faith she said she had no regrets at all."She had power but she used it in a way that was beneficial to others by serving her country and by doing it so well.”The holyman also revealed that the late Queen was full of vitality, and that he was shocked she was dead just days after their chat."It seemed just astonishing that the woman who had been so vital, so alive, so engaging, should be all of a sudden, dead and away from us," he said.“She was 96. And you could see her fragility.

A clergyman who spent a weekend at Balmoral with the Queen has revealed that just five days before her death she told him she had “no regrets.” The Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, 68, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, stayed with the Queen the weekend before she passed after he had performed a sermon at Braemar and Crathie Parish Church. Greenshields has since revealed that Her Majesty appeared to be in quite good spirits at this time, joking that she would send him to the Tower of London, and telling him about her time at Balmoral as a child.

A former Larkhall minister was invited to read a prayer at Her Majesty The Queen’s funeral service in Westminster Abbey on Monday.

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday. The service, which will be watched by millions across the UK and globe, will start at 11am.

Queen Elizabeth was “on good form” and “perky” in her final days. The 96-year-old monarch passed away peacefully at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on September 8 and just days before her death, she hosted her Bowes-Lyons cousins for a shooting party. The Queen also enjoyed watching BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker's weather forecasts, with a source telling the Daily Mail newspaper: "It was like a bit of a crush; she always wanted to watch the forecasts when he was on.

Queen Elizabeth was "full of fun" during a dinner at Balmoral just days before death. The UK's longest reigning monarch passed away aged 96 on Thursday (08. 09.

Queen Elizabeth II spent her last summer at her Highland estate Balmoral, where she spent the final weeks of her life in happiness surrounded by friends and family. Balmoral was said to be the late Queen’s favourite home and is where she and husband the late Prince Philip were at their happiest. It’s thought that the Highland estate offered great comfort to the Monarch following her husband’s passing in 2021.

A clergyman who spent the last weekend with Queen Elizabeth II in the days before her death has said she was "full of fun" and "the life and soul of things". Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, 68, Moderator of the Church of Scotland General Assembly, stayed with the Queen at her Balmoral home following a sermon at Braemar and Crathie Parish Church. Greenshields had dinner on Saturday evening and lunch on Sunday afternoon with Her Majesty, alongside her children Charles, 73, and Princess Anne, 72.

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland enjoyed a homecoming to Larkhall at the weekend.

A former Larkhall minister, who personally believes that the possession of drugs should be decriminalised, has been named as the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.