It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.

I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else - I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.