It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
QUEEN ELIZABETH III myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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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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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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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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The British Constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
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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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1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
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I have to be seen to be believed.
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