Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth IIis, and has been since her accession in 1952, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Head of the Commonwealth. She is also Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis...
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth21 April 1926
CityLondon, England
ocean support tasks
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.
love family happiness
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
real love-you sunshine
Ooh you're the best friend that I ever had I've been with you such a long time You're my sunshine and I want you to know That my feelings are true I really love you Oh you're my best friend
thinking phones talking
Think what we would have missed if we had never ... used a mobile phone or surfed the Net -- or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net.
diamond-jubilee atmosphere together
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.
art media blood
You got blood on your face, you big disgrace, waving your banner all over the place.
doors royalty bedroom
[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.
eggs breakfast breakfast-being-important
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
quitting easy enough
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
military order suffering
Experience shows that great enterprises seldom end with a tidy and satisfactory flourish. Together, we are doing our best to re-establish peace and civil order in the Gulf region, and to help those members of civil and ethnic minorities who continue to suffer through no fault of their own. If we succeed, our military success will have achieved its true objective.
sympathy past history
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.
song caring night
Insanity laughs under pressure we're cracking Can't we give ourselves one more chance Why can't we give love that one more chance Why can't we give love Cause love's such an old fashioned word and love dares you to care for The people on the edge of the night And love dares you to change our way of Caring about ourselves This is our last dance This is our last dance This is ourselves Under pressure
soccer football games
Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.
science community weapons
This new power, which has proved itself to be such a terrifying weapon of destruction, is harnessed for the first time for the common good of our community.