19 December 2005
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Australia has an enviable record at the Commonwealth Games. Australian Prime Minister's Commonwealth Games luncheon, 15 March 2006
Australia has an enviable record at the Commonwealth Games.
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. Opening of a new headquarters, Royal Bank of Scotland, 14 September 2005
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.
16 May 2007
May I wish all of you here today and watching at home a most enjoyable day's racing. A speech by The Queen at the opening of the new Ascot racecourse
May I wish all of you here today and watching at home a most enjoyable day's racing.
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The links between Britain and Singapore are as strong as ever, and our future relationship is bright indeed. State Banquet in Singapore, 17 March 2006
The links between Britain and Singapore are as strong as ever, and our future relationship is bright indeed.
It was universally agreed that the Opera House was something more than a performing arts centre, more than a great work of architecture. Opening of the new colonnade of Sydney Opera House, 13 March 2006
It was universally agreed that the Opera House was something more than a performing arts centre, more than a great work of architecture.
It was the unique quality of his leadership that so inspired the British nation and free peoples throughout the world. Opening the new Churchill Museum in London, 10 February 2005
It was the unique quality of his leadership that so inspired the British nation and free peoples throughout the world.
19 July 2006
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 deserving of celebration. A speech by The Queen at Mansion House for Her Majesty's 80th Birthday
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 deserving of celebration.
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. State Visit, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil, 7 March 2006
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.
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I am pleased that Britain continues to play an active role in promoting Brandenburg's prosperity. Visit to Potsdam, German State Visit, 3 November 2004
I am pleased that Britain continues to play an active role in promoting Brandenburg's prosperity.
We in Britain today are enthusiastic admirers of Italian culture, Italian fashion and Italian food. State Banquet, President of Italy, 15 March 2005
We in Britain today are enthusiastic admirers of Italian culture, Italian fashion and Italian food.
19 May 2005
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. 60th anniversary D-Day commemoration in Arromanches, 6 June 2004
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.
I was struck by the spirit of the Korean people, and their determination to overcome adversity State Banquet, President of the Republic of Korea, 1 December 2004
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. State Banquet held in the Zeughaus, Berlin, Germany, 2 November 2004
Each time I return to Berlin I marvel at the changes.
I ask you to join me in a toast to the French Republic, to the President and to the prosperity of its regions and cities. Lunch at the Hotel Matignon, Paris, 6 April 2004
I ask you to join me in a toast to the French Republic, to the President and to the prosperity of its regions and cities.
Links between Britain and Toulouse have existed over many centuries. Hôtel De Ville in Toulouse, French State Visit, 7 April 2004
Links between Britain and Toulouse have existed over many centuries.
Democracy is the most precious gift we have and we can never take it for granted. French Senate, State Visit to France, 6 April 2004
Democracy is the most precious gift we have and we can never take it for granted.
We meet in a remarkably open and transparent chamber, where this Parliament sits in the round in European fashion. Opening of the new Scottish Parliament building, Edinburgh, 9 October 2004
We meet in a remarkably open and transparent chamber, where this Parliament sits in the round in European fashion.
27 January 2003
I retain a deep affection for this great country and for the people who take such pride in saying "I am Canadian". Federal lunch in Regina, Saskatchewan, 20 May 2005
I retain a deep affection for this great country and for the people who take such pride in saying "I am Canadian".
22 February 2002
We both look forward with optimism as partners working closely together for a stronger more effective Europe. State Banquet, Buckingham Palace, President of Poland, 5 May 2004
We both look forward with optimism as partners working closely together for a stronger more effective Europe.
20 May 2005
Vive la difference, mais vive L'Entente Cordiale. Centenary of the Entente Cordiale, State Banquet, Paris, 5 April 2004
Vive la difference, mais vive L'Entente Cordiale.
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I hope this Colour will be a symbol of the Fleet's enduring spirit and devotion to duty in times of stress and danger Presentation of new colours to the Fleet in Plymouth, 23 July 2003
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. Presentation of new standards to the Household Cavalry, 21 May 2003
We as a nation are intensely proud of our armed forces and never more so than in recent weeks.
The growth and innovation in Cardiff Bay can be seen across Wales. National Assembly for Wales, 13 June 2002
The growth and innovation in Cardiff Bay can be seen across Wales.
10 September 2002
It is vital to the health both of the United Kingdom and of Wales that our democratic institutions flourish and adapt. National Assembly for Wales, 5 June 2003
It is vital to the health both of the United Kingdom and of Wales that our democratic institutions flourish and adapt.
We see in this new Parliament, even after four short years, clear signs of a legislature that is distinctly Scottish. Scottish Parliament meeting on the Mound in Edinburgh, 3 June 2003
We see in this new Parliament, even after four short years, clear signs of a legislature that is distinctly Scottish.
New Zealand is working to improve and strengthen all the various relationships between Maori and the Crown. Maori gathering at Rehua Marae, Christchurch, New Zealand, 25 February 2002
New Zealand is working to improve and strengthen all the various relationships between Maori and the Crown.
I have no doubt that you will use this building to inspire the next generation who will shape the technology and industry of tomorrow. Millennium Point, Birmingham, 2 July 2002
I have no doubt that you will use this building to inspire the next generation who will shape the technology and industry of tomorrow.
Britain is grateful to you, whether here in Portsmouth, in bases across the United Kingdom, or across the world. Tri-Service gathering of the Armed Forces at Portsmouth, 27 June 2002
Britain is grateful to you, whether here in Portsmouth, in bases across the United Kingdom, or across the world.
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The mountains and valleys are as beautiful as ever, but it is in rural life that some of the greatest transformation has taken place. Lunch in Newport, South Wales, 13 June 2002
The mountains and valleys are as beautiful as ever, but it is in rural life that some of the greatest transformation has taken place.
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