Former prime minister Boris Johnson says Queen Elizabeth II was 'bright and focused' in their last meeting two days before her death
The congregation wore masks and was socially distanced in line with Covid rules at the time, with the Queen seated alone.
It later emerged that Covid rule-busting parties were held in Downing Street on the eve of the funeral. "How did you two get past that?" Mr Johnson was asked. "Because of her great sense of constitutional function she never got into that sort of conversation," Mr Johnson said. "She was really absolutely focused on what she saw as the important issues. It's a very trusting environment, the audience with Her Majesty. So that never came up.
And he referred to the "sweep of progress" over the past 70 years, saying: "That's why I think she should be Elizabeth the Great, by the way, because look at what happened to this country in her reign. The immeasurably advances in prosperity and opportunity and longevity, whatever your metric is."When asked how he responded to the Queen's death, Mr Johnson - now a backbench Conservative MP - said he felt "this slightly inexplicable access of emotion".
"I don't know that he will necessarily will be different in a fundamental way," Mr Johnson said, describing the succession as "absolutely flawless".
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