‘None of us can slow the passage of time’: Her Majesty’s words to church leaders read by Edward as 95-year-old misses Synod for the first time in her reign days after telling Cop26 ‘none of us will live forever’ amid health concerns – Daily Mail November 17, 2021 by Fulcrum The Queen has warned that 'none of us can slow the passage of time' in a speech delivered by the Earl of Wessex after the monarch failed to address the Church of England's national assembly for the first time in her 69-year reign. Jacob Thorn for Mailonline. 16 November 2021 FulcrumShareTweetShare