Queen Elizabeth II

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. -- Queen Elizabeth II

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This is a great video of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGLN1kREJ2Q

Random Fact No. 5

Over 150 British towns are named Newtown.

King George VI

The highest of distinctions is service to others. -- King George VI

Random Fact No. 4

The largest city in the UK is its capital, London.

Link

This is one of the most beautiful speeches I have ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkTw3_PmKtc

Random Fact No. 3

In the last 1500 years, there have been 66 British monarchs.

Victory

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. -- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

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This is a video, or rather a recording with a picture, of the first speech the Queen ever gave. It was 1940 and the Queen was fourteen. She was staying in Windsor at the time with her sister to escape the bombing in London and this speech was to all the other children who had left their parents to find safer homes in the country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJI9LPFQth4

Random Fact No. 2

The Queen has lived through twelve American presidents: Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, Gerald R. Ford, James E. Carter, Ronald W. Reagan, George H. W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama.


http://scrapbooklady.typepad.com/katie_the_scrapbook_lady/2010/01/long-live-the-queen---a-cool-series-of-pictures.html

Random Fact No. 1

At its peak, the British Empire covered 13 million square miles and contained one fourth of the earth's population. Hence the saying, "The sun never sets on the British Empire."

Link

http://www.royal.gov.uk/

A Quote from Winnie --

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. -- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill

God Save the Queen!