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
understanding patriotism true-patriotism
True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.
important answers formal
[To a woman whose cellphone rang during a formal meeting:] You'd better answer that. It could be someone important.
race years land
I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.
together stronger lessons
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.
business women learning
It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.
aunt royal happens
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
rooms earth pay
Work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth.
running lonely heart
In the turbulence of this anxious and active world many people are leading uneventful, lonely lives. To them dreariness, not disaster, is the enemy. They seldom realize that on their steadfastness, on their ability to withstand the fatigue of dull repetitive work, and on their courage in meeting constant small adversities depend in great measure the happiness and prosperity of the community as a whole. ... 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.
leadership heart law
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
inspiration house treasure
To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?
impossible lost right-time
We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.
husband years debt
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.
christmas mother baby
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.
women progress care
It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.