New Royal Air Force honorary appointments

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings is a moment for thanksgiving, and a moment of commemoration.

We share the confidence - and the courage - to try and make this a more prosperous, a safer, and above all a freer world.

Twice within the span of a single generation, Australia and Britain stood side by side in two of the bloodiest wars in human history.

Over the two World Wars and in the many conflicts since then, women in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth have faced and overcome all manner of challenges.

I hope this Colour will be a symbol of the Fleet's enduring spirit and devotion to duty in times of stress and danger

We as a nation are intensely proud of our armed forces and never more so than in recent weeks.

I am happy to be in Hamilton today in order to present new Colours and to visit my Canadian Argylls.

Britain is grateful to you, whether here in Portsmouth, in bases across the United Kingdom, or across the world.