Israeli Ambassador to Britain Tzipi Hotovely presented the instrument of ratification to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II yesterday (Wednesday).
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The ambassador arrived at Buckingham Palace accompanied by her husband Or Alon and their three daughters. Hotovely made her way to the palace accompanied by a horse-drawn carriage and Her Majesty's Royal Guard.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Queen is currently at Vizendor Castle and is holding the meeting with diplomats virtually.
Hotovely's husband, Or Alon, recounted on his Facebook page his brief conversation with the 95-year-old queen. "After a surprisingly fluent and pleasant conversation between Tzipi and the queen - she opened the conversation by asking when we arrived in London, and when we said October, she replied: 'Oh, so you've gotten used to not meeting people' - she turned to me and we talked a little.
""Then I asked her: What is the one piece of life advice she can give us in light of her rich experience?.
""The Queen didn't answer immediately, it was completely off-topic. She thought, hesitated, and then said: 'If I had to give just one piece of advice, it would be to invest in human connections. There is nothing more important in life than human connections, and I think the last year has made that very clear to us.'"'
Or Alon added: "This is the one piece of advice given by someone who has ruled England for nearly seventy years. From this we can understand how important this point is to her - and how important it is that we internalize it ourselves.".
At the end of the meeting, he asked the Queen for one last request. "As soon as the exit door opened behind us and the signal was given that the meeting was over, I asked the Queen for one last request. I told her that in Judaism it is customary to greet when meeting a king or queen, and I asked if I could greet her. The Queen agreed to the matter.
""I greeted aloud, in my own name and in the name of the entire State of Israel that we represent here: 'Blessed...who gave of His glory to flesh and blood' and I immediately translated the words. The Queen smiled and thanked us with excitement. In my opinion, the royal advice and the kings' blessing were the highlight of the event.".
