For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIWe 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.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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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 have to be seen to be believed.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.
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Madam President, speaking here in Dublin Castle it is impossible to ignore the weight of history, as it was yesterday when you and I laid wreaths at the Garden of Remembrance.
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There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
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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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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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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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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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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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