Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God’s Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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Football’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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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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We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
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I hope people will think very carefully about the future.
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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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I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.
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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.
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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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