Statement from the Chair of the General Optical Council, Dr Anne Wright CBE and the GOC’s Chief Executive and Registrar, Leonie Milliner

A statement from the Chair of the General Optical Council, Dr Anne Wright CBE and the GOC’s Chief Executive and Registrar, Leonie Milliner:

The Chair and Chief Executive of the General Optical Council have expressed their sadness at the news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.

On behalf of the General Optical Council, our registrants, members and our staff, we offer our condolences to the Royal Family at this very sad time, and join the nation and the world in mourning the loss of Her Majesty.

We are grateful for her many years of dutiful service to our country and Commonwealth as the longest serving monarch in British history.