Royal Family to attend the International Fleet Review at Spithead to commemorate

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

The growth and innovation in Cardiff Bay can be seen across Wales.

The mountains and valleys are as beautiful as ever, but it is in rural life that some of the greatest transformation has taken place.

I have been profoundly moved by the affection shown and by the warmth of the response to my Golden Jubilee.

I hope that these celebrations will remind us of our shared heritage and what it means to be a united people, enjoying the support of families, friends and neighbours around...

This Assembly can demonstrate that it is possible to build trust, and in doing so continue the building of a new Northern Ireland.

I would like to pay tribute to the work you do in this, the Mother of Parliaments.

I thank you for the support you are giving me and my family as we come to terms with her death and the void she has left in our midst.

Your newspapers are an intrinsic part of the communities they serve, they give us a very special insight into what is going on around the country.

The Royal Warrant of Appointment is an ancient and honourable institution. It symbolises excellence.

We have both been struck by both the diversity as well as the dynamism of Australia, and the vigour and humour of Australians everywhere.

It is our very diversity which makes the Commonwealth strong.

Whatever may lie ahead, I declare again here tonight that my admiration, affection and regard for the people of Australia will remain, as it has been over these past fifty...

New Zealand is working to improve and strengthen all the various relationships between Maori and the Crown.

It is both a privilege and a pleasure to have served as Queen of New Zealand for these fifty years.

Privileged Bodies are held in great respect, not just in this country but throughout the world.

The Commonwealth remains one of the strongest pillars for the building of world-wide peace, growth and development.

For Christmas marks a moment to pause, to reflect and believe in the possibilities of rebirth and renewal.

By any measure this Millennium year has been an unforgettable one.

This December we are looking back not just on one year, but on a hundred years and a thousand years.

Though we each lead different lives, the experience of growing older, and the joys and emotions which it brings, are familiar to us all.

He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years.

May those who died rest in peace and may we, each and every one of us, thank God for someone who made many, many people happy.

I remember my own childhood Christmases here, with my father and mother, and a great family gathering, and now I delight in seeing my children and grandchildren enjoying the...

But I cannot think of any Christmas of my reign when the message of the angels has been more apt.

To see British and Russian veterans standing together, in memory of the sacrifices of their comrades-in-arms, was a moving experience.