Longest reigning monarch was true friend of India, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Friday expressed condolences on the demise of the UK Queen Elizabeth II noting that the longestserving monarch was a true friend of India and her demise is a tremendous loss for the people of England and the worldI would like to pay my condolences to the people of the UK on the sad demise of Queen Elizabeth II She has been the longest reigning Monarch and was a true friend of India PM Modi has also shared his own experiences with the Queen Goyal saidHe also congratulated King Charles on assuming the monarchy and wished him best for his work in futureIt is a tremendous loss for the people of England and the world She was known to be a very sensitive person very human in her outlook and clearly a woman of substance I wish King Charles the very best in his work and congratulate him on assuming the Monarchy Goyal saidAlso Read King Charles III to address UK as mourning begins for late queenUnion Minister Piyush Goyal is on a sixday visit to San Francisco and Los Angeles to attend the first IndoPacific Economic Framework IPEF ministerial meeting Goyal met US Trade Representative Katherine Tai ahead of the meetingMeanwhile the longestserving monarch of the UK Queen Elizabeth II took her last breath at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday at the age of 96Buckingham Palace issued a statement announcing the demise of the Queen on September 8 The statement referred to the Queens eldest son Prince of Wales Charles as the new King ascending over the queen who reigned for 70 years and 7 monthsThe death of my beloved Mother Her Majesty The Queen is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much loved Mother I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country the Realms and the Commonwealth and by countless people around the world the statement said ANIBorn on April 21 1926 at 17 Bruton Street in Mayfair London as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Queen was the oldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York who later became King George VI and Queen ElizabethCondolences poured in from around the world Leaders and politicians took to Twitter to mourn the death of the British QueenAfter the demise of Queen Elizabeth II her eldest son Charles who took the regnal name of Charles III has become the new monarch 10day mourning was declared over the death of Elizabeth II who was a formal head of state in 15 countriesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever