They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I should like to be a horse.
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We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
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In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.
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The upward course of a nation’s history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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Think what we would have missed if we had never … used a mobile phone or surfed the Net — or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
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