Regional and overseas visits to mark the Diamond Jubilee

In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good.

South Africa and the United Kingdom have long been the closest of friends.

Our shared pledge to “the pursuit of peace, liberty and progress” that my father helped to enshrine in the London Declaration in 1949 means as much today as it did then.

Prince Philip and I are delighted to be back in Trinidad and Tobago after more than twenty years, renewing our happy association with your country.

The United Kingdom will continue to follow and support Bermuda's progress to the very best of her ability

Relations between our two countries are built on strong and deep foundations, and are set fair for the 21st century.

We can rightly celebrate the fact that the founding members’ vision of the future has become a reality.

I am delighted to welcome you all here this evening.

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.

Among the millions who lost their lives in the Great War were many Canadians who came to Europe to fight for peace.

The Christmas story also draws attention to all those people who are on the edge of society

Recognising that each one of us is made up of layer upon layer of identity and that each of our unique personalities has ties to culture, religion, community, country and...

I am so very pleased to be with you again and wish you every success in your deliberations.

It gives me great pleasure to address this House today in recognition of the importance of parliamentary democracy to the Commonwealth as a whole.

We are so pleased to be back in Uganda.

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

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.

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.

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.

I retain a deep affection for this great country and for the people who take such pride in saying "I am Canadian".

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...

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.

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