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Elizabeth II in 2007
Elizabeth II (born 1926) is the current queen of the United Kingdom. She is the oldest monarch to sit on the English throne. Her reign has seen a number of social and political changes which Elizabeth II often realises and adapts to.
"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."[1]
Simple: I say to you that my whole life, whether it will be long or short, shall be dedicated to your service and the service of our great Imperial family to which we are all a part of.
About the quote: Princess Elizabeth speaking to the Commonwealth at Cape Town in 1947.
"I think everybody really will concede that on this, of all days, I should begin my speech with the words ‘My husband and I’."[2]
Simple: I think everyone will accept that on this, of all days, I should begin my speech with the words ‘My husband and I’.
About the quote: To the Prime Minister, about the speech he was going to give celebrating Elizabeth's 50th wedding anniversary.
"Think what we would have missed if we had never...used a mobile phone or surfed the Net—or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about surfing the Net."[5]
Simple: Think what we would have missed if we had never...used a mobile phone or searched the internet—or, to be honest, listened to other people talking about searching the internet.
About the quote: Looking back on developments in technology over the past 50 years.
"I thank you also from the bottom of my heart for the love you gave her during her life and the honour you now give her in death."[5]
Simple: I thank you deeply for the love you gave her during her life and the honour you now give her now she has died.
↑ 5.05.15.25.3"Elizabeth II" The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed on 21 November 2008
References
"Elizabeth II" The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed on 21 November 2008