Queen lauds our Olympic athletes
The Queen yesterday congratulated Britain and the Commonwealth’s athletes, saying their efforts had “captured the public imagination”.
She said Team GB’s performance, the best since 1908, reminded us how sport “unifies communities and nations” and would inspire a new generation of Olympians.
“I congratulate, too, the organisers of the Games, as well as the thousands of volunteers who have epitomised the Olympic spirit through the warm welcome they have shown to the sporting teams and spectators from all around the world,” she said.