Her Majesty
The Queen
Buckingham Palace
London, SW1A 1AA 10th April 2021
On behalf of the British Hindus, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Council of Hindus) UK, expresses profound grief at the demise of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and extend our deepest sympathies to Her Majesty The Queen and to the Royal Family.
The tributes from British Hindus pouring in today share a testimony to the wide appreciation of his life of service and the significance of Hindu Dharma within that.
Among Prince Philip’s many achievements through the years has been the consistent encouragement of inter faith dialogue – and in our case, through his high regard, in particular, of the Universal principles of Peace & Fraternity of Hindu Dharma, contributing to the overall development of Britain as a multicultural and diverse tapestry. He expressed this to the International Trustee of the World Council of Hindus at a Buckingham Palace Luncheon in 1993, highlighting the participation of HM The Queen’s representative Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Sir William Bulmer at the 10,000 strong Hindu Sangam held in Bradford in 1984, and the participation of the Gurkha Regiment (of which he was the Commander in Chief) in Hindu Marathon at the 120,000 great Hindu gathering called Virat Hindu Sammelan held in Milton Keynes in 1989. His respect for the British Hindus was all too well known.
We express our great gratitude for the significant contribution of Prince Philip to the development of inter faith understanding and cooperation for the common good: one that reflects in our Universal Hindu Philosophy, is of ever greater importance in our increasingly diverse society and interconnected world.
Prince Philip leaves a legacy of fortitude, supreme service, and duty to the British Nation, the Commonwealth and Humanity.
We offer our prayers for the Eternal Peace of Prince Philip’s Divine Soul, and to grant Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family strength to bear this huge loss to the Nation.
Asato Ma Sadgamaya – Lead us from the untruth to the Truth
Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamaya – Lead us from darkness to Light
Mrityor Ma Amrtam Gamaya – Lead us from death to Immortality
Aum Shanti: Shanti: Shanti: – Let there be Peace all around us
(Brhadaranyaka Upanishad – I.iii.28)
Board of Trustees & Central Working Committee
Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (World Council of Hindus)
National President: Dr Tribhovan Jotangia National General Secretary: Dr Vinaya Sharma
Branches at: Ilford, Newham, South London, North London, Hertfordshire, Northampton,Leicester, Nottingham, Bolton, Manchester & Yorkshire.
National HO: P O Box 10493 | Leicester | LE5 9HP
www.vhp.org.uk | email : secretary@vhp.org.uk
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Very good for sending this email .
It will be interesting if other major faiths follow suit and send a similar message. Worth noting that it was Modiji who was the first foreign PM to offer condolences to HM The Queen during this sad times