My husband has quite simply been my strength and stay all these years, and I owe him a debt greater than he would ever claim.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.

It is easy enough to define what the Commonwealth is not. Indeed this is quite a popular pastime.

The British constitution has always been puzzling and always will be.

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.