THE chairman of the Midsomer Norton & Radstock Branch of the British Legion has delivered a message to mark the death of Queen Elizabth II.

Martin Feeney said: “It is with a heavy heart that today we learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Eliabeth II.

“She was my Monarch and my boss, certainly during my Army career. We respected honoured and loved her.

“On behalf of the Branch, may I send our sincere condolences to her family and reassure the King that we will serve him with the same loyalty as we did his mother.”