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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFor many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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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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For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
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Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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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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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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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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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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Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.
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Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.
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What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass.
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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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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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