Federal lunch in Regina, Saskatchewan, 20 May 2005

By discharging this academic mission, you play a vital role in supporting this country's position on the world stage.

I shall enjoy not only renewing old acquaintances and making new ones but also recognising the breadth and depth of the friendship we have shared for so long.

This four hundredth anniversary marks a moment to recognise the deep friendship which exists between our two countries.

The Canadian Corps transformed Vimy Ridge from a symbol of despair into a source of inspiration.

Ghana today is a progressive, open society. The economy is buoyant, and growth and prosperity are being fostered by a pluralistic and lively political debate and by your...

The birth of a baby brings great happiness - but then the business of growing up begins.

As Groucho Marx once said "Anyone can get old - all you have to do is to live long enough". And there are in my view many other anniversaries this year which are more...

You are a shining illustration of the history of the British Army and of this great institution.

The links between Britain and Singapore are as strong as ever, and our future relationship is bright indeed.

Australia has an enviable record at the Commonwealth Games.

Tonight we celebrate the value of sport as a means of bringing together people from seventy-one nations and territories.

I have vivid and happy memories of my visit to Brazil with Prince Philip in 1968, especially the warmth and hospitality of the Brazilian people.

These natural and human tragedies provided the headline news; they also provoked a quite remarkable humanitarian response.

We in the Commonwealth are our own 'world wide web'.

We both retain a deep affection for your country and the outgoing, generous Maltese people who have always offered us the hand of friendship.

It matters to all of us what kind of country China's people will build.

I remember the bonfires along the coastline as we arrived and the enthusiastic welcome we received as guests of your grandfather, King Haakon.

Success at Trafalgar was by no means a foregone conclusion.

An act of remembrance is an act of honour.

While all Albertans — and all Canadians — value this history as a colourful account of the past, we also view it as a foundation for our present and future.

I have so many vivid memories and a tremendous sense of pride in being part of the Canadian family.

My mother once said that this country felt like a "home away from home" for the Queen of Canada. Ladies and gentlemen, six decades later it still does...

Bearing the cipher of Queen Victoria as well as my own, this stone is presented to the First Nations University of Canada.

Prince Philip and I are happy to be in Guernsey on this sixtieth anniversary of liberation and to have joined in the Service of Thanksgiving

I am pleased that so many people are present today for whom the 9th of May has such a personal significance.

We in Britain today are enthusiastic admirers of Italian culture, Italian fashion and Italian food.

It was the unique quality of his leadership that so inspired the British nation and free peoples throughout the world.

Everyone is our neighbour, no matter what race, creed or colour.

I was struck by the spirit of the Korean people, and their determination to overcome adversity

I depart with renewed confidence in the deep friendship between our two countries.

I am pleased that Britain continues to play an active role in promoting Brandenburg's prosperity.

Each time I return to Berlin I marvel at the changes.

We meet in a remarkably open and transparent chamber, where this Parliament sits in the round in European fashion.

I take it upon myself to express the immense debt of gratitude we owe to you all. I salute you, and thank you on behalf of our whole nation.