Queen Elizabeth II
Queen 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth21 April 1926
life-and-love monopoly
Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.
friendship relationship family
Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation
war europe suffering
In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.
christmas christian prayer
For Christians, as for all people of faith, reflection, meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God's love, as we strive daily to become better people. The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone. There is no one beyond its reach.
leadership wisdom health
We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.
queens years grace-and-mercy
Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
leadership heart law
I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
trouble
It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.
giving perspective long
There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence.
hope paving-the-way favour
What were once only hopes for the future have now come to pass...
years looks pleasure
1992 is not a year I shall look back on with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it hasturned out to be an Annus Horribilis.
aunt royal happens
They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.
husband years debt
My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.
funny family queens
Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.