Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendour 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.

Good memories are our second chance at happiness.

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.

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

It has perhaps always been the case that the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.

True patriotism doesn't exclude an understanding of the patriotism of others.

I should like to be a horse.