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.
QUEEN ELIZABETH IIThey are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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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It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn’t a servant because they don’t slam doors.
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The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
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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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For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God’s love, as we strive daily to become better people.
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They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
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Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.
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[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We’ll go quietly.
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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 myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
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Families, friends and communities often find a source of courage rising up from within. Indeed, sadly, it seems that it is tragedy that often draws out the most and the best from the human spirit.
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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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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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