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 IIIn remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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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.
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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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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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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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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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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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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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I 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.
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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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