Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth IIis, and has been since her accession in 1952, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and Head of the Commonwealth. She is also Queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis...
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth21 April 1926
CityLondon, England
love family happiness
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women
military order suffering
Experience shows that great enterprises seldom end with a tidy and satisfactory flourish. Together, we are doing our best to re-establish peace and civil order in the Gulf region, and to help those members of civil and ethnic minorities who continue to suffer through no fault of their own. If we succeed, our military success will have achieved its true objective.
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[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.
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Is this the real life Is this just fantasy Caught in a landslide No escape from reality Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go; little high, little low anyway the wind blows doesn't really matter to me To me
diamond-jubilee atmosphere together
The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere.
eggs breakfast breakfast-being-important
I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.
sympathy past history
To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.
peace form cases
It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.
smile kindness commitment
First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.
together firsts coming-together
For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first.
quitting easy enough
It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.
queens two canada
It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.
republic want might
[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.
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I should like to be a horse.