Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth
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I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman. But I have the heart and stomach of a king - and of a King of England.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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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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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.
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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 - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
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These natural and human tragedies provided the headline news; they also provoked a quite remarkable humanitarian response. It has been clear that in the course of this year relief workers and financial support have come from members of every faith and from every corner of the world.
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Her mantra has always been 'never explain, never apologise' and she isn't going to change her mind now.
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but the seeds of recovery are being sown.
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Tonight we celebrate the value of sport as a means of bringing together people of 71 nations and territories, and from a wide range of cultures, traditions and beliefs. It gives me the greatest pleasure to declare the 18th Commonwealth Games open.
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The day after my last Christmas message was broadcast, the world experienced one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded.
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No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.
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At its heart, engineering is about using science to find creative, practical solutions. It is a noble profession.
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Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
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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.