Statement from Lord Linley and Sarah Chatto

6 July 2005

Message to congratulate the successful London 2012 Olympic bid team

2 April 2005

Message following the death of His Holiness Pope John Paul II

Everyone is our neighbour, no matter what race, creed or colour.
Christmas Broadcast 2004

10 February 2005

Engagement of The Prince of Wales

1 January 2005

Message to the public following their response to tsunami appeal

26 December 2004

Death of the Rt Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy

26 December 2004

Message to the Foreign Secretary following the Boxing Day tsunami

30 October 2004

Statement by The Queen following death of HRH Princess Alice

You have given the Park, at the very heart of our capital city that Diana knew so well, a highly original memorial which captures something of the essence of a remarkable human being.
A speech by The Queen at the opening of a memorial fountain to the late Diana, Princess of Wales

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

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

8 April 2004

Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor

Separation at this time is especially hard to bear.
Christmas Broadcast 2003

7 January 2004

Family photographs of The Earl and Countess of Wessex with Lady Louise Windsor

26 November 2003

The baby daughter of TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex is named

10 November 2003

The Countess of Wessex gives birth to a baby girl

6 May 2003

Announcement of the pregnancy of The Countess of Wessex

20 March 2003

Message to members of the Armed Forces serving in the Gulf

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

10 September 2002

Message to a memorial service in St. Thomas Church, New York

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

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

26 June 2002

Special Jubilee message to the Armed Services

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

30 March 2002

Death of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

For Christmas marks a moment to pause, to reflect and believe in the possibilities of rebirth and renewal.
Christmas Broadcast 2001

9 February 2002

Death of Princess Margaret

1 February 2002

Diary of events in the early life of The Queen

By any measure this Millennium year has been an unforgettable one.
Christmas Broadcast 2000

This December we are looking back not just on one year, but on a hundred years and a thousand years.
Christmas Broadcast 1999

Though we each lead different lives, the experience of growing older, and the joys and emotions which it brings, are familiar to us all.
Christmas Broadcast 1998

I remember my own childhood Christmases here, with my father and mother, and a great family gathering, and now I delight in seeing my children and grandchildren enjoying the same traditions.
Christmas Broadcast 1996

But I cannot think of any Christmas of my reign when the message of the angels has been more apt.
Christmas Broadcast 1995

So, our Commonwealth hearth becomes more precious than ever before by the contrast between its homely security and the storm which sometimes seems to be brewing outside, in the darkness of uncertainty and doubt that envelops the whole world.
Christmas Broadcast 1954

To see British and Russian veterans standing together, in memory of the sacrifices of their comrades-in-arms, was a moving experience.
Christmas Broadcast 1994

We have indeed become a global village.
Christmas Broadcast 1993

I first came here for Christmas as a grandchild. Nowadays, my grandchildren come here for the same family festival.
Christmas Broadcast 1992

I am constantly amazed by the generosity of donors and subscribers, great and small, who give so willingly and often towards the enjoyment of others.
Christmas Broadcast 1991

I hope that all of us lucky enough to be able to enjoy such gatherings this Christmas will take time to count our blessings.
Christmas Broadcast 1990

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

May the Christmas story encourage you, for it is a message of hope every year, not for a few, but for all.
Christmas Broadcast 1988

I hope we will all help each other to have a happy Christmas and, when the New Year comes, resolve to work for tolerance and understanding between all people.
Christmas Broadcast 1987

There are many serious and threatening problems in this country and in the world but they will never be solved until there is peace in our homes and love in our hearts.
Christmas Broadcast 1986

These success stories are often pushed into the background but they are the guarantee of our future.
Christmas Broadcast 1985

But friendship, whether we are talking of continents or next door neighbours, should not need strife as its forerunner.
Christmas Broadcast 1984

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

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

All around us we see these acts of selflessness, people putting the life of someone else before their own.
Christmas Broadcast 1981

I come across examples of unselfish service in all walks of life and in many unexpected places.
Christmas Broadcast 1980

Today we celebrate the birth of the child who transformed history and gave us a great faith.
Christmas Broadcast 1979

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