Elizabeth II Quotes

“My heart is too full for me to say more to you today than I shall always work, as my father did throughout his reign, to advance the happiness and prosperity of my peoples, spread as they are all the world over.”

“And when peace comes, remember it will be for us, the children of today, to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.”

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”

“I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.”

“When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.”

“I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.”

“But let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly of wisdom and we must always be ready to listen and respect other points of view.”

“It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the harsh progress of mankind.”

“This mastery of technology may blind us to the more fundamental needs of people. Electronics cannot create comradeship; computers cannot generate compassion; satellites cannot transmit tolerance.”

“We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen, and we are trying, too, to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war. We know, every one of us, that in the end all will be well.”

“Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.”

“It is a sad and regrettable reality that through history our islands have experienced more than their fair share of heartache, turbulence and loss. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.”

“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.”

“He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years.”

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

“Never give up, never despair — that was the message of VE Day.”