Queen Elizabeth Shares Her Condolences with the Family of Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Following the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Queen Elizabeth has shared her condolences with his family. Abe, a leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and the nation’s longest serving prime minister, was shot in the city of Nara while he was campaigning for his party’s candidates before a parliamentary election. According to Reuters, the 67-year-old was pronounced dead five and a half hours after the incident. In her statement, which was also shared on social media, Queen Elizabeth mentions meeting Prime Minister Abe and his wife Akie Abe during a summit in 2016, and recalled that “his… Read Full Article