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
leadership wisdom health
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.
queens years grace-and-mercy
Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
I have to be seen to be believed.
war europe suffering
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
christmas christian prayer
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. The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
crazy party thinking
I don’t like to badmouth people. But I’m the head of a monarchy that began in the ninth century, and I’m apparently more modern than Chris Christie. Look, I know he has to appeal to the crazy right-wingers in his party, but the fact is, he’s not as forward-thinking as an eighty-seven-year-old lady who wears a crown on her head. It’s pathetic.
life sympathy grief
Grief is the price we pay for love.
memories second-chance humanity
Good memories are our second chance at happiness.
friendship relationship family
Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation
men expression serious-person
[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It's unfair. If a man looks solemn, it's automatically assumed he's a serious person, not a miserable one.
life long whole
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.
life-and-love monopoly
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
inspiration years people
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.
lying struggle down-and
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.