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 IIIt is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
More Queen Elizabeth II Quotes
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I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.
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[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You’d better answer that. It could be someone important.
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We 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.
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I should like to be a horse.
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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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[Before each of numerous portrait sittings:] Now then, with teeth or without?
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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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I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else.
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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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It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
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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 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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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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True patriotism doesn’t exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
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Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
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