To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.

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

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.

In remembering the appalling suffering of war on both sides, we recognise how precious is the peace we have built in Europe since 1945.

I believe that there is a great fear in our generation of being labeled as priggish.

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.