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.
It is our very diversity which makes the Commonwealth strong. Opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government, Australia, 2 March 2002
It is our very diversity which makes the Commonwealth strong.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2 June 2004
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7 August 2002
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
1 February 2002
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.
Nigeria has much to be proud of. Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting reception, Nigeria, 3 December 2003
Nigeria has much to be proud of.
It is my pleasure in this my Golden Jubilee Year to declare the 17th Commonwealth Games open. Opening ceremony of the 17th Commonwealth Games, Manchester, 25 July 2002
It is my pleasure in this my Golden Jubilee Year to declare the 17th Commonwealth Games open.
We share the confidence - and the courage - to try and make this a more prosperous, a safer, and above all a freer world. State Banquet, President of the United States of America, 19 November 2003
We share the confidence - and the courage - to try and make this a more prosperous, a safer, and above all a freer world.
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.
28 April 2003
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.
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.
Russia has established itself as our partner and our friend. A speech by The Queen at the Russian State Banquet, 2003
Russia has established itself as our partner and our friend.
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.
I am glad to be in Merseyside, which must be one of the most distinctive and energetic parts of the United Kingdom. Golden Jubilee visit to Liverpool, 25 July 2002
I am glad to be in Merseyside, which must be one of the most distinctive and energetic parts of the United Kingdom.
Your new building, which is so clearly based on ideas of openness and accessibility, will provide an exciting forum for Londoners as your debates ebb and flow. Opening of the new City Hall building in London, 23 July 2002
Your new building, which is so clearly based on ideas of openness and accessibility, will provide an exciting forum for Londoners as your debates ebb and flow.
Ipswich, Norwich, and Cambridge have all become centres of excellence in their different ways. Visit to Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, 17 July 2002
Ipswich, Norwich, and Cambridge have all become centres of excellence in their different ways.
The character of Yorkshire's people is distinctive and unchanging: trenchant, determined, and welcoming. Harewood House in Yorkshire, 11 July 2002
The character of Yorkshire's people is distinctive and unchanging: trenchant, determined, and welcoming.
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.
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.
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. The death of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 8 April 2002
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.
We have both been struck by both the diversity as well as the dynamism of Australia, and the vigour and humour of Australians everywhere. Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane, Australia, 3 March 2002
We have both been struck by both the diversity as well as the dynamism of Australia, and the vigour and humour of Australians everywhere.
17 May 2002
Wherever the future may take us, my admiration and affection for Canada and Canadians everywhere is - and will always remain - clear, strong and sure. Ottawa, Canada, 13 October 2002
Wherever the future may take us, my admiration and affection for Canada and Canadians everywhere is - and will always remain - clear, strong and sure.
I am happy to be in Hamilton today in order to present new Colours and to visit my Canadian Argylls. Ceremony for the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, 10 October 2002
I am happy to be in Hamilton today in order to present new Colours and to visit my Canadian Argylls.
Je chéris ma place dans la vie du Canada et mon lien avec tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes. Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, 7 October 2002
Je chéris ma place dans la vie du Canada et mon lien avec tous les Canadiens et Canadiennes.
I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory. Legislative Assembly in Nunavut, Canada, 4 October 2002
I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory.
Over this Jubilee summer I have travelled widely, but I hope I will be forgiven for having limited my tour to the earth's surface. National Space Centre in Leicester, 1 August 2002
Over this Jubilee summer I have travelled widely, but I hope I will be forgiven for having limited my tour to the earth's surface.
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.
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.
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.
The Royal Warrant of Appointment is an ancient and honourable institution. It symbolises excellence. Royal Warrant Holders' Association Golden Jubilee lunch, London, 20 March 2002
The Royal Warrant of Appointment is an ancient and honourable institution. It symbolises excellence.
The Commonwealth remains one of the strongest pillars for the building of world-wide peace, growth and development. Jamaican Parliament, 19 February 2002
The Commonwealth remains one of the strongest pillars for the building of world-wide peace, growth and development.
25 January 2002
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.
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 years, constant, sure and true. Adelaide Festival Hall, Australia, 27 February 2002
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 years, constant, sure and true.
It is both a privilege and a pleasure to have served as Queen of New Zealand for these fifty years. State dinner in Wellington, New Zealand, 25 February 2002
It is both a privilege and a pleasure to have served as Queen of New Zealand for these fifty years.
But friendship, whether we are talking of continents or next door neighbours, should not need strife as its forerunner. Christmas Broadcast 1984
But friendship, whether we are talking of continents or next door neighbours, should not need strife as its forerunner.
My grandfather, King George V, started the tradition of the Christmas Day Broadcasts back in 1932. Christmas Broadcast 1978
My grandfather, King George V, started the tradition of the Christmas Day Broadcasts back in 1932.