Queen Elizabeth II supplied recommendation to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on being a pacesetter and a brand new mom

London — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated the late Queen Elizabeth II gave her a number of the finest recommendation on main a rustic whereas being a brand new mom. Ardern, who had a child whereas in workplace, met the queen in 2018, whereas she was pregnant.

“One of the issues on my thoughts, alongside being a brand new prime minister, was being a first-rate minister and a mother, and when you concentrate on leaders who’ve been in that place, there was Benazir Bhutto. There was myself. Before that, there was the queen. There have been so few to look to,” Ardern instructed CBS News companion community USA Prime Time News on Sunday.

“So I stated to [Queen Elizabeth II], ‘How did you handle?’ And I bear in mind she simply stated, ‘Well, you simply get on with it.’ And that was truly most likely one of the best and most factual recommendation I might have,” Ardern stated.

Ardern gave beginning to her daughter in June 2018, shortly after turning into New Zealand’s chief.

Queen Elizabeth gave beginning to 2 of her 4 youngsters, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, whereas she was the monarch.

Ardern visited the queen as she lied in state at Westminster Hall over the weekend.

“I see now what it takes to be a mum and a pacesetter — and she or he did it extra instances over than I,” Ardern stated.