The sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings is a moment for thanksgiving, and a moment of commemoration. Official commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day in France, 6 June 2004
The sixtieth anniversary of the Normandy Landings is a moment for thanksgiving, and a moment of commemoration.
5 April 2004
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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.
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.
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.
26 May 2004
I would like to pay tribute to the work you do in this, the Mother of Parliaments. Reply to the Loyal Addresses by both Houses of Parliament, 30 April 2002
I would like to pay tribute to the work you do in this, the Mother of Parliaments.
Privileged Bodies are held in great respect, not just in this country but throughout the world. Golden Jubilee gathering of Privileged Bodies, 21 March 2002
Privileged Bodies are held in great respect, not just in this country but throughout the world.
This Assembly can demonstrate that it is possible to build trust, and in doing so continue the building of a new Northern Ireland. Visit to Stormont, Northern Ireland, 14 May 2002
This Assembly can demonstrate that it is possible to build trust, and in doing so continue the building of a new Northern Ireland.
17 May 2002
23 April 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.
I have been profoundly moved by the affection shown and by the warmth of the response to my Golden Jubilee. End of The Queen's UK Golden Jubilee tour, Preston, 5 August 2002
I have been profoundly moved by the affection shown and by the warmth of the response to my Golden Jubilee.
25 January 2002
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. Newspaper Society lunch, London, 26 March 2002
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.
This December we are looking back not just on one year, but on a hundred years and a thousand years. Christmas Broadcast 1999
This December we are looking back not just on one year, but on a hundred years and a thousand years.
5 September 1997
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. A speech by The Queen following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales
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.
More than ten thousand men and women can take great pride in the parts they have played in the creation of this symbol of Australian unity and democracy. A speech by The Queen to mark Australia's bicentenary
More than ten thousand men and women can take great pride in the parts they have played in the creation of this symbol of Australian unity and democracy.
We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort. Christmas Broadcast 1963
We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort.
At times it is almost hidden by the merry making and tinsel, but the essential message of Christmas is still that we all belong to the great brotherhood of man. Christmas Broadcast 1968
At times it is almost hidden by the merry making and tinsel, but the essential message of Christmas is still that we all belong to the great brotherhood of man.
Perhaps this Jubilee is a time to remind ourselves of the benefits which union has conferred, at home and in our international dealings, on the inhabitants of all parts of this United Kingdom. A speech by The Queen to Parliament on her Silver Jubilee
Perhaps this Jubilee is a time to remind ourselves of the benefits which union has conferred, at home and in our international dealings, on the inhabitants of all parts of this United Kingdom.