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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThe British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
-
-
Grief is the price we pay for love.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
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
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II -
At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II






