Queen Elizabeth II Queens Quotations

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.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

We have all felt those emotions in these last few days. So what I say to you now, as your queen and as a grandmother, I say from my heart.

It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.