They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy.
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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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You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.
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They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. …
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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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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 have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God’s Will, united in spirit and in aim.
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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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The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally.
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For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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