I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana’s loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFootball’s a difficult business and aren’t they prima donnas. But it’s a wonderful game.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better 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 should like to be a horse.
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These wretched babies don’t come until they are ready.
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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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