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Texts of speeches given by The Queen and other members of the Royal Family, as well as written articles are available in this section.
Message from The King for the 2024 Royal Maundy Service
His Majesty was unable to attend the 2024 Royal Maundy Service, so a recording of the following message was played to the congregation at Worcester Cathedral. The audio...
The Queen's speech at a reception to mark the results of The Queen’s Reading Room study
Ladies and gentlemen, it is a huge pleasure to welcome you to Clarence House this evening to mark the third anniversary of my Reading Room as a book club and its first as a...
Message from The King to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War
The following message was read by The Princess Royal on behalf of The King during a reception held at Buckingham Palace to mark 70 years since the signing of the Armistice...
A speech by Her Majesty The Queen at a reception to celebrate International Women’s Day and to mark the end of the WOW Girls Festival Bus tour
Ladies…more ladies…and several gentlemen, as the proud President of WOW, I am delighted to welcome you to Buckingham Palace to mark International Women’s Day. I would like to...
The King's Commonwealth Day Message 2024
His Majesty's message was played during a Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on 11 March 2024. The service was attended by The Queen, The Prince of Wales and other...
A speech by The Duchess of Edinburgh at the Community Sport and Recreation Awards, at Headingley Stadium, Leeds, ahead of The Duke of Edinburgh’s 60th birthday.
First may I say how wonderful it is to be here with so many people who are doing so much to change lives through grassroots sport. There have been some remarkable stories that...
A message of condolence from The King to the President of Tanzania following the passing of former Tanzanian President, Ali Hassan Mwinyi
The following message was sent to to the President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan: Dear Madam President, It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of former...
A speech by The Duchess of Edinburgh, via video message, at the Restoration of the Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors’ Rights Conference, Ukraine
May I begin by saying how privileged I am to be sharing a message at the Restoration of the Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors ’ Rights Conference in my capacity as...
A speech by Her Majesty The Queen at the Grand Final of BBC's 500 Words, Buckingham Palace
Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the 500 Words Final in the Buckingham Palace Ballroom! It is particularly appropriate that the Final is taking place here, because...
The King's message marking two years of conflict in Ukraine
The determination and strength of the Ukrainian people continues to inspire, as the unprovoked attack on their land, their lives and livelihoods enters a third, tragic, year...
