20 October 2014
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We will remember our past, but we shall no longer allow our past to ensnare our future. This is the greatest gift we can give to succeeding generations. A speech by The Queen at the Irish State Banquet, 2014
We will remember our past, but we shall no longer allow our past to ensnare our future. This is the greatest gift we can give to succeeding generations.
7 June 2012
God speed you in your dangerous, gallant work. A speech by Prince William at Trearddur Bay lifeboat station, Anglesey
God speed you in your dangerous, gallant work.
17 September 2010
15 April 2010
8 February 2012
15 January 2010
10 June 2011
15 June 2010
24 November 2010
22 November 2011
17 April 2009
15 September 2008
The United Kingdom will continue to follow and support Bermuda's progress to the very best of her ability A speech by The Queen in Bermuda, 2009
The United Kingdom will continue to follow and support Bermuda's progress to the very best of her ability
23 April 2011
2 June 2008
12 December 2005
My grandfather, father, husband and two sons have all undergone training here, and I have had many visits over the years. A speech by The Queen at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
My grandfather, father, husband and two sons have all undergone training here, and I have had many visits over the years.
28 June 2005
Success at Trafalgar was by no means a foregone conclusion. Dinner in HMS Victory, 200th anniversary of Trafalgar, 21 October 2005
Success at Trafalgar was by no means a foregone conclusion.
We both retain a deep affection for your country and the outgoing, generous Maltese people who have always offered us the hand of friendship. State banquet in Malta, 23 November 2005
We both retain a deep affection for your country and the outgoing, generous Maltese people who have always offered us the hand of friendship.
16 May 2007
26 June 2002
I remember the bonfires along the coastline as we arrived and the enthusiastic welcome we received as guests of your grandfather, King Haakon. Norway State Banquet, 25 October 2005
I remember the bonfires along the coastline as we arrived and the enthusiastic welcome we received as guests of your grandfather, King Haakon.
Over the two World Wars and in the many conflicts since then, women in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth have faced and overcome all manner of challenges. Opening of the exhibition 'Women and War', Imperial War Museum, 14 October 2003
Over the two World Wars and in the many conflicts since then, women in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth have faced and overcome all manner of challenges.
Twice within the span of a single generation, Australia and Britain stood side by side in two of the bloodiest wars in human history. Opening of the new Australian War Memorial, London, 11 November 2003
Twice within the span of a single generation, Australia and Britain stood side by side in two of the bloodiest wars in human history.
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
23 April 2006
1 February 2002
2 June 2004
7 August 2002
Throughout history, seamen all over the world have shared a common experience and there is a special sense of brotherhood between merchant and naval seamen, fishermen, lifeboatmen and, more recently, yachtsmen. Christmas Broadcast 1982
Throughout history, seamen all over the world have shared a common experience and there is a special sense of brotherhood between merchant and naval seamen, fishermen, lifeboatmen and, more recently, yachtsmen.
Unlike all the other planets in the solar system, earth shimmers green and blue in the sunlight and looks a very pleasant place to live. Christmas Broadcast 1989
Unlike all the other planets in the solar system, earth shimmers green and blue in the sunlight and looks a very pleasant place to live.
I hope that Christmas will remind us all that it is not how we communicate but what we communicate with each other that really matters. Christmas Broadcast 1983
I hope that Christmas will remind us all that it is not how we communicate but what we communicate with each other that really matters.
I always feel that just for these few minutes, the march of history stops while we listen to each other, and think of each other, on Christmas Day. Christmas Broadcast 1955
I always feel that just for these few minutes, the march of history stops while we listen to each other, and think of each other, on Christmas Day.
You young people are needed; there is a great task ahead of you - the building of a new world. Christmas Broadcast 1964
You young people are needed; there is a great task ahead of you - the building of a new world.
Year by year, our families change and grow up. So does our Commonwealth family. Christmas Broadcast 1962
Year by year, our families change and grow up. So does our Commonwealth family.
Neither the long and troubled centuries that have passed since that child was born, nor the complex scientific developments of our age, have done anything to dim the simple joy and bright hope we all feel when we celebrate his birthday. Christmas Broadcast 1956
Neither the long and troubled centuries that have passed since that child was born, nor the complex scientific developments of our age, have done anything to dim the simple joy and bright hope we all feel when we celebrate his birthday.