I'm absolutely not a friend of the whole monarchy thing, but even to me HM Queen Elizabeth II was different, and special. When I was born, she already served her country and the Commonwealth as a Queen for 5 full years. For me, she was always present. And she always was a bastion of calm, always putting her commission over her personal wishes. I deeply respect that attitude.
Together with her husband, she was a promoter of reconciliation between the United Kingdom and Germany after World War II.
May she rest in peace!