Novák wrote on Facebook that she was “deeply shocked” to learn of the death of Queen Elizabeth, and she expressed her heart-felt condolences to members of the royal family.

“It is with heavy heart and respect that we bid farewell to one of the 20th century’s most decisive figures in British and European history. We Hungarians learned much from Elizabeth II, who stood for the nation and the family,” Novák wrote. “We will keep the memory of Elizabeth in our hearts!”

Leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) Ferenc Gyurcsány and his wife, MEP Klára Dobrev, on Thursday expressed their condolences over the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Gyurcsány called the Queen “an epochal monarch of a historic era” whom he respected “from very far, from what seems to be a completely different world”. It was during her reign that the British Empire collapsed and it was she who led her country to a new era with “staggering humility” but with confidence nevertheless, Gyurcsány said on Facebook.

Dobrev said that in the course of Elizabeth II’s reign the British empire had segued into a country, “but a proud, strong, successful country. One of the strongest and most successful countries in the world.” Elizabeth II did not yield to hatred and did not let lamentation over the past consume the future, Dobrev said on Facebook.

The Queen died peacefully in the 97th year of her life in the 71st year of her reign at her summer residence of Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Her eldest son, Charles, assumes the throne.
 

Speaker of Parliament László Kövér has expressed his condolences to the speakers of the United Kingdom’s Houses of Commons and Lords over the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“It was with deep sadness that I learned of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,” Kövér wrote in his messages to House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle and House of Lords Speaker Lord McFall of Alcluith.

The Queen’s entire life, “which she dedicated to the service of her people, is an example to us all”, Kövér said, highlighting the Queen’s commitment “to the importance of tradition and enduring values in the modern world”.

“Let me avail myself of this opportunity to express the deep condolences of the Hungarian National Assembly and the Hungarian people to the Royal Family and the people of the United Kingdom,” Kövér said.