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 IIIt has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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Grief is the price we pay for love.
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It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
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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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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
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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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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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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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It’s all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you’re properly trained.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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For me, heaven is likely to be a bit of a come-down.
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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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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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