Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second-longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country.
Born: 21 April 1926, Bruton Street, London, United Kingdom
Died: 8 September 2022, Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom
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❝ Grief is the price we pay for Love.❞
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❝ It's all to do with the Training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.❞
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❝ These wretched babies don't come until they are Ready.❞
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❝ It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a Popular pastime.❞
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❝ While we may have more still to endure, Better days will return: we will be with our Friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.❞
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❝ It’s worth remembering that it is often the Small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting Change.❞
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❝ When Peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a Better and happier place.❞
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❝ It has always been Easy to hate and destroy. To Build and to cherish is much more difficult.❞
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❝ Giant leaps often start with small steps.❞
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❝ I cannot lead you into battle, I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else, I can give you my heart and my Devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.❞
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❝ The wartime generation—my generation—is resilient.❞
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❝ Often a child's helplessness and vulnerability bring out the Best in us.❞
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❝ You've all seen pictures of the earth taken from space. Unlike all the other planets in the solar system, earth shimmers green and blue in the Sunlight and looks a very pleasant place to live.❞
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❝ Everyone is our neighbour, no matter what race, creed or Colour.❞
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❝ The birth of a baby brings great happiness--but then the Business of growing up begins.❞
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❝ With age does come Experience and that can be a virtue if it is sensibly used.❞
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