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Elizabeth II Biography
Full Name : Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Born : April 21, 1926 (London, England)
Nationality : English
Profession : Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Spouse : Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh)
Son : Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, Prince Charles.
Parent : George VI and Elizabeth I
Facts About Elizabeth II
- Queen Elizabeth II can speak fluent French.
- Queen Elizabeth II doesn't need a passport to travel.
- The Queen's first Christmas broadcast was in 1952.
- Queen Elizabeth II bought her wedding dress with WWII ration coupons.
- Queen Elizabeth II doesn't need a license to drive.
Elizabeth II Quotes
1. “ Although we are capable of great acts of kindness, history teaches us that we sometimes need saving from ourselves–from our recklessness or our greed. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
2. “ We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
3. “ Even when your life seems most monotonous, what you do is always of real value and importance to your fellow men. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
4. “ If I am asked what I think about family life after 25 years of marriage, I can answer with equal simplicity and conviction, I am for it. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
5. “ I believe that, young or old, we have as much to look forward to with confidence and hope as we have to look back on with pride. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
6. “ 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. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
7. “ It is through this lens of history that we should view the conflicts of today, and so give us hope for tomorrow. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
8. “ It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
9. “ Our modern world places such heavy demands on our time and attention that the need to remember our responsibilities to others is greater than ever. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
10. “ In times of doubt and anxiety the attitudes people show in their daily lives, in their homes, and in their work, are of supreme importance. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
11. “ Whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
12. “ With age does come experience and that can be a virtue if it is sensibly used. By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honour the freedom and democracy once won for us at so great a cost. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
13. “ Perhaps we make too much of what is wrong and too little of what is right. The trouble with gloom is that it feeds upon itself and depression causes more depression. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
14. “ Each day is a new beginning, I know that the only way to live my life is to try to do what is right, to take the long view, to give of my best in all that the day brings, and to put my trust in God. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
15. “ We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
16. “ 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 . ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
17. “ No age group has a monopoly of wisdom, and indeed I think the young can sometimes be wiser than us. But the older I get, the more conscious I become of the difficulties young people have to face as they learn to live in the modern world. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
18. “ 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. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
19. “ I have to be seen to be believed. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II
20. “ He has, quite simply, been my strength and stay all these years, and I, and his whole family, and this and many other countries, owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim, or we shall ever know. ”
— Queen Elizabeth II