The Queen's message to ParalympicsGB and Commonwealth athletes following the 2016 Paralympic Games

I know that the renewal of this famous and much-cherished landmark has been a long-held aspiration.

Your contribution to peace and stability within Northern Ireland has been unique.

We have been reminded that this magic of our childhoods - the characters, the stories, the imagination of it all - is an enduring and essential part of our culture.

May I wish all of you here today and watching at home a most enjoyable day's racing.

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.

In a Regiment with such a rich family tradition it must give considerable cause for pride and satisfaction that the present generation of Welsh Guardsmen loses nothing in...

This day marks the beginning of what I hope will be highly successful careers as officers in the British Army or the armies of our friends and allies.

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.

Australia in the course of my lifetime has firmly established itself amongst the most respected nations of the world.

It was universally agreed that the Opera House was something more than a performing arts centre, more than a great work of architecture.

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.

It is to the men and women of Wales that you, the members of this National Assembly, ultimately answer.

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.

When limitless amounts of information, much of it ephemeral, are instantly accessible on demand, there is a renewed hunger for that which endures and gives meaning.

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.

The Bank was granted its Royal Charter 278 years ago and even a prudent bank needs to build a new headquarters once in a while.