Queen Elizabeth is the longest-serving British monarch in history. Photo: Andrew Matthews/Reuters
Dr Kiruba Das can never forget the year 1989 when she was seven years old.
Her grandfather, the Right Reverend Tan Sri John Gurubatham Savarimuthu, who was the Bishop then, told her she would be presenting flowers to Queen Elizabeth II when Her Majesty visited St Mary’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur.
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Queen Elizabeth is the longest-serving British monarch in history. Photo: Andrew Matthews/Reuters
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Dr Das says the Queen's long-standing reign as queen is impressive.
Dr Das as a seven-year-old (second from right) presenting flowers to the Queen when Her Majesty visited St Mary’s Cathedral in Kuala Lumpur in 1989. Photo: Dr Kiruba Das
Ambigapathy (right) has met the Queen on a number of occasions and describes Her Majesty as a truly inspiring figure. Photo: Buckingham Palace
Grassby says the Queen represents something greater than ourselves. Photo: Scott James Grassby
Kishva (front) bearing the royal mace and leading the Queen and members of the royal family at the Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey in March 2016. Photo: BBC
Hay says the Queen's unwavering devotion to service to the people in the UK and the Commonwealth has made her one of the most recognisable and respected persons in the world. Photo: Filepic
