The Hyson Green lad was the Queen's representative in London for seven years and now receives King Charles III
Born and brought up in Hyson Green, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE has now held the position of Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London for the past seven years. The successful businessman and philanthropist, who was awarded an honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University in 2015, received the late Queen and now King Charles III on official visits in the city.
The personal memory of her I treasure which will remain with me until my dying day, came five months into my post. I had been diagnosed with cancer. There she was holding my hand, the Queen! Suddenly a horrible time, had, been somehow made bearable. In my role as Lord-Lieutenant I accompanied her on many memorable occasions. My first engagement was when she famously joked as she was struggling to cut a fruit cake with a ceremonial knife on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the WI. She was beaming, that was an example of her humour.
First, this enormous plane came slowly down. Then down came the rear ramp, and down the ramp came the military carrying the coffin, it was one of the most moving moments. The hearse drove slowly past the Princess Royal, the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Defence, the mayor of the borough, and me.
Just as we behaved in the pandemic and celebrated with the Platinum Jubilee, they helped each other and enjoyed the collective experience bound by a collective admiration for our Monarch and what we stand for. The Accession means that I will fulfil this role for the new king. King Charles III is a man who has devoted his life to the service of others and to causes which we all care about – the environment, justice and human-friendly architecture, to name but three. On Monday I will attend the funeral in another of my roles – that of High Bailiff of Westminster Abbey.
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