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Cameras have always been
a part of our lives.
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I think there's a difference
to watching a home movie
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when you know who it is on
the other side of the lens,
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holding the camera.
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It adds to the sense of intimacy.
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Like many families,
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my parents wanted to keep a record
of our precious moments together.
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And when it was our turn,
with our own family,
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we did the same.
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I always enjoyed capturing
family moments.
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Private photos can often show
the fun behind the formality.
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I expect just about every family
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has a collection of
photographs or films
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that were once regularly looked at
to recall precious moments,
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but which over time are replaced
by newer images
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and more recent memories.
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You always hope that future
generations
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will find them interesting,
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and perhaps be surprised
that you, too, were young once.
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To look back is not necessarily
to be nostalgic.
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Winston Churchill,
my first Prime Minister,
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said that,
"The further backward you look,
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"the further forward you can see."
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I remember my own childhood.
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My mother always gave me support
and encouragement.
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She had an infectious zest
for living...
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..and an extraordinary capacity
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to bring happiness into other
people's lives.
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My father served in the Royal Navy
during the First World War.
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He was a midshipman
in HMS Collingwood
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at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
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The British fleet lost 14 ships
and 6,000 men in that engagement.
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He wrote in a letter,
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"How and why we were not hit
beats me."
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BELL TOLLS
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Like others,
he lost friends in the War,
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but, of course, we would not grieve
if we did not love.
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In my experience,
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the positive value of
a happy family
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is one of the factors of human
existence that has not changed.
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Faith, family and friendship
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have been not only
a constant for me,
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but a source of personal comfort
and reassurance.
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My grandfather couldn't have known
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what was in store
for his grandchildren.
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Yet his faith in the future gave him
a quiet confidence
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that the stern tests
would be overcome.
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GEORGE V: I look forward to the
future with faith and hope.
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It is to the young
that the future belongs,
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and when the time comes,
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be ready and proud
to give to your country
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the service of your work,
your mind and your heart.
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NEWSREEL: Within eight months of
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the Silver Jubilee,
King George lay dead.
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King George V, greatly loved
and gratefully remembered.
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I have lived long enough
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to know that things never remain
quite the same for very long.
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No-one can make
history stand still.
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Events and situations change
with startling speed.
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EDWARD VIII: I have found it
impossible to carry the heavy burden
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of responsibility and to discharge
my duties as King
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without the help
and support of the woman I love.
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This decision has been made less
difficult to me
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by the sure knowledge
that my brother,
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with his fine qualities,
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will be able to take my
place forthwith.
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And he has one matchless blessing,
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enjoyed by so many of you
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and not bestowed on me -
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a happy home,
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with his wife and children.
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God bless you all.
God save the King.
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CHEERING
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I remember my father making
me write down
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what I remembered
about his Coronation.
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It was very valuable.
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ACTOR READS: We crouched
in the window,
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looking onto a cold, misty morning.
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We did not eat very much
as we were too excited.
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NEWSREEL: Happy, excited crowds,
raining though it may be.
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The police are having trouble
to keep the route clear.
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Millions cheering themselves hoarse
this glorious Coronation day.
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I cannot find words
with which to thank you
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for your love and loyalty
to the Queen and myself.
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If, in the coming years,
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I can show my gratitude
in service to you,
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that is the way, above all others,
that I should choose.
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NEWSREEL: Those eight
magnificent greys
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drawing on that almost
unbelievable state coach,
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with Their Majesties
the King and Queen.
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YOUNG ELIZABETH:
There are long periods
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when life seems
a small, dull round...
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..and then, suddenly,
we are caught up in some great event
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which gives us a glimpse of the
solid and durable foundations
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of our existence.
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NEWSREEL: The members of the royal
family take their places.
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The Princesses Elizabeth
and Margaret Rose.
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Princess Elizabeth,
who is now heir to the throne.
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I thought it all very,
very wonderful
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and, I expect, the Abbey did too,
as Papa was crowned.
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ALL: God save the King.
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God save the King.
God save the King.
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At the end, the service got rather
boring, as it was all prayers.
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Grannie and I were looking to see
how many more pages to the end.
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At the bottom of the page,
it said "Finis".
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We both smiled at each other
and turned back to the service.
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GEORGE VI: The Queen and I
will always keep in our hearts
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the inspiration of this day.
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I thank you from my heart,
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and may God bless you all.
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Balmoral is a place one looks
forward to very much.
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I think that it has
an atmosphere of its own.
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Families so often treasure
their routines
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and embrace the roles,
traditions and values
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that mean so much to us.
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I see it in my own family,
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and it is a source
of great happiness.
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GEORGE VI: Europe is now
profoundly troubled.
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I would end with
a special word of greeting
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to those of my listeners
who are young...
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..that the skies are overcast
in more than one quarter
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at the present time.
Do not lose heart.
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Life is a great adventure.
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The key to all true progress
lies in faith, hope and love.
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NEWSREEL: There are two aspects
of novelty
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about the King's camp this year.
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First, it was held in Scotland,
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where the King himself is on
holiday,
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and second, His Majesty
visited the camp
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accompanied by the Queen
and the Princesses.
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In this camp,
composed of an equal number
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of working lads
and public schoolboys,
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the same spirit
of comradeship prevailed,
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and His Majesty sampled
all the amusements.
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Of course, the amateur
cameras were very busy.
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ALL SING
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People matter.
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And it is our relationship
with one another
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that is most important.
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What people are, and what people do,
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does make all the difference.
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The joint efforts of individuals
can defeat the evils of our time.
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NEWSREEL: The King returns
to London.
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Hitler and Stalin sign their pact.
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On the fateful first Sunday
in September, Parliament meets
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and the world knows
that Britain is at war.
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At home,
we settle down to a new life.
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All parents would like
their children
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to grow up in peace
and tranquillity.
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But for most of this century,
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the people of this world
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have had to live through bewildering
changes and upheavals.
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Darling Grannie,
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we have been very busy
knitting lately.
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We made a blanket for
the evacuees,
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also some jumpers and stockings.
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I do hope we will not get
any air raids.
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Hitler is a horrid man.
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Let us hope that this war
will not last long.
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Some cultures believe
a long life brings wisdom.
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I'd like to think so.
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Perhaps part of that wisdom
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is to recognise some
of life's baffling paradoxes.
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Such as the way human beings
have a huge propensity for good
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and yet a capacity for evil.
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NEWSREEL: Germany's wild attack
becomes more savage every hour.
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AIR-RAID SIREN
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Down swoop their bombers
on undefended towns,
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down upon women and children.
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The outlook seemed bleak.
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GEORGE VI: The decisive
struggle is now upon us.
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The issue is now plain.
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It is life or death for us all.
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For the very first broadcast I made,
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helped by my sister,
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we spoke to children who had been
evacuated from their homes
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and sent away for their own safety.
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YOUNG ELIZABETH: My sister, Margaret
Rose, and I feel so much for you,
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as we know from experience
what it means
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to be away from those we love
most of all.
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My sister is by my side
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and we are both
going to say goodnight to you.
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Come on, Margaret.
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Goodnight, children.
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Goodnight and good luck to you all.
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Darling Grannie,
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I am so glad you liked
the broadcast.
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Everyone has been saying
how like my voice is to Mummy's.
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We have all-night air-raid warnings
every night
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and the guns go occasionally,
and they make a very big noise.
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The War affected everyone...
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..and no-one was immune
from its impact.
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NEWSREEL: From the humblest
dwellings of the poorest people
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to Buckingham Palace,
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this was the effect of
a time bomb that exploded
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in the grounds
of the King's London home.
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It fell close to
the King's sitting room.
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Truly, this is a war of all
the people.
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Darling Grannie,
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poor old Buckingham Palace
looks very sad, with no windows
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and bits here and there
gone completely.
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ARCHIVE: When firebombs fell
on and around the Palace,
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the home of our beloved sovereign
and his consort is again damaged.
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Buckingham Palace for the third time
is hit by Nazi bombs.
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We thank God that Their Majesties
were unhurt.
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The news of the war
has been very bad lately.
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But we will never give in.
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Your very loving granddaughter,
Lilibet.
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It is not enough
simply to do our jobs.
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Service demands sacrifice.
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ARCHIVE: We mourn the passing
of the King's younger brother,
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who lost his life on active service.
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The Duke, who was an airman
in his own right,
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had undertaken duties concerning
the welfare of RAF personnel
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and was on his way to Iceland
when the crash occurred.
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Many people have had to cope
with family loss...
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..sometimes in the most tragic
of circumstances.
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Darling Grannie,
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it was so very sad
about poor Uncle George.
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His death was such an awful shock
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and we will all miss him
a great deal.
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He was always so very kind to us.
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We sometimes think
the world's problems are so big
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that we can do little to help.
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On our own, we cannot end wars
or wipe out injustice.
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But the cumulative impact of
thousands of small acts of goodness
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can be bigger than we imagine.
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ARCHIVE: The King and Queen
were setting an example
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of untiring devotion. The King,
heartened by periodic visits
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to all those fighting services
of the Empire,
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of which he is Commander-in-chief.
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By his visits to his forces,
my father brought encouragement
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to those who had long been parted
from their homes and families.
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He was the living symbol
of our steadfastness.
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He never wavered in his faith
that, with God's help,
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the cause of freedom would prevail.
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In a broadcast to the nation,
my father said,
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"What is demanded from us all
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"is something more than
courage and endurance."
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GEORGE VI: We need
a revival of spirit,
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a new, unconquerable resolve.
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I remember waiting for
the Prime Minister's announcement
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of the end of the war in Europe.
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CHURCHILL: Hostilities
will end officially
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at one minute after midnight
tonight, Tuesday the 8th of May.
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We may allow ourselves
a brief period of rejoicing.
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We kept faith
that the cause was right,
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and this belief carried us through.
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Never give up, never despair -
that was the message of VE Day.
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I vividly remember
the jubilant scenes
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my sister and I witnessed with
our parents and Winston Churchill
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from the balcony
of Buckingham Palace.
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The sense of joy in the crowds
who'd gathered outside
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and across the country
was profound.
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My sister and I realised we couldn't
see what the crowds were enjoying,
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so we asked my parents if we could
go out and see for ourselves.
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I remember we were terrified
of being recognised.
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I pulled my uniform cap
well down over my eyes.
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We walked miles through the streets.
I remember lines of unknown people,
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linking arms
and walking down Whitehall,
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all of us just swept along
on a tide of happiness and relief.
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I think it was one of the most
memorable nights of my life.
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My father expressed undiminished
hope and trust in the future.
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GEORGE VI: Have faith
in life at its best
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and bring to it your courage,
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your hopes
and your sense of humour.
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Let us have no fear of the future
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but think of it
as opportunity and adventure.
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of the Princess' engagement had
yet been made.
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The name of
Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten,
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formerly Prince Philip of Greece,
has been repeatedly mentioned
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throughout the world.
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To inquiries about her engagement,
the Princess said,
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"You must wait and see."
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Thousands of cheering people
wish Godspeed to
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the royal family as they arrive
for the beginning of their
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South African journey
and, for the Princess,
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the beginning of
the biggest adventure of her life,
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for she has never been
abroad before.
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For anyone else, this would be a
holiday, but she is the future Queen
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on the eve of her 21st birthday,
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and she has exacting duties
ahead of her.
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I and all my family have always felt
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that one of
our most important duties is
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to express in our visits overseas
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the goodwill of our country towards
friends abroad, near and far.
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My sister and I were very glad
to have been able
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to accompany our parents.
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Before our eyes,
history is being made.
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His Majesty King George VI is the
first reigning monarch of England
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ever to set foot
on South African soil.
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CHEERING
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My first and highly memorable
experience of South Africa
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was in 1947.
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You can imagine how vivid
the contrasts between that visit
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and my next were,
nearly half a century later.
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ARCHIVE: After the Royal Family's
reception in Cape Town,
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they embarked on
an extensive tour inland.
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We share the same world...
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..but we do not share
the same opportunities.
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A tolerant society actively develops
the people who belong to it
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and enriches their lives
because it values their diversity.
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The most important contact
between nations is usually
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contact between its peoples.
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The Princess's attendance
was a prelude to
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a big moment in her life,
her dedication to
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the service of
the British Commonwealth,
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made on her birthday in Cape Town
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and broadcast to
a worldwide audience.
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Darling Grannie, I'm now preparing
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for my Empire broadcast
on my birthday, which is
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rather a terrifying prospect.
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ARCHIVE: The royal family went
to the lovely Natal National Park
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for a few days' well-earned rest
away from the cheering crowds,
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with not a single camera
to disturb them.
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Africa has a unique place
in my affections.
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I remember
my own lifelong commitment,
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made in 1947, at the age of 21.
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YOUNG ELIZABETH: I declare before
you all that my whole life,
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whether it be long or short,
shall be devoted to your service
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and to the service
of our great Imperial family,
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to which we all belong.
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I know that your support
will be unfailingly given.
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God help me to make good my vow,
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and God bless all of you
who are willing to share in it.
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Although that vow was made
in my salad days,
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when I was green in judgment...
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..I do not regret nor retract
one word of it.
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CHEERING
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CHURCH BELLS RING OUT
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ARCHIVE: The day is
November 20th, 1947.
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The time, 11 o'clock.
A nation and a world watch.
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If I'm asked today
what I think about family life
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after years of marriage,
I can answer
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with simplicity and conviction.
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I'm for it.
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ARCHIVE: Once only in 1,100 years
of British kingship
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has there been such a day -
an heiress presumptive to
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the throne marries
the man of her choice.
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This relationship between two
people, however deep at the time,
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needs to develop and mature
with the passing years.
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CHURCH BELLS RING OUT
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For that, it must be held firm...
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..in the web
of family relationships.
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He has quite simply been my strength
and stay all these years.
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CROWD CHANTING OUTSIDE
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CHEERING
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Joy and sadness
are part of all our lives.
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Indeed, the poet William Blake
tells us,
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"Joy and woe are woven fine
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"A clothing for the soul divine
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"Under every grief and pine
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"Runs a joy with silken twine."
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His sense of service
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intellectual curiosity
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and capacity to squeeze fun
out of any situation
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were all irrepressible.
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That mischievous, inquiring twinkle
was as bright at the end
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as when I first set eyes on him.
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ARCHIVE: An excited crowd
outside the Palace.
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Her Royal Highness
Princess Elizabeth
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was safely delivered of
a prince at 9:14pm.
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The boy born to be King.
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The Prince has arrived.
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For parents, a birth
is time for reflection
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on what the future holds
for the baby...
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..and how they can best ensure
its safety and happiness.
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ARCHIVE: Princess Elizabeth
and Prince Philip
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spend a happy afternoon
with the world's most famous baby.
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These are the first newsreel
pictures taken since his christening
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of Prince Charles,
now eight months old,
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as he will undoubtedly become
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the most photographed child
in the world.
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The birth of a baby
brings great happiness.
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But then the business
of growing up begins.
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It is a process that starts
within the protection
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and care of parents
and other members of the family,
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including the older generation.
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As with any team, there is
strength in combination.
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What grandparent does not wish for
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the best possible upbringing
for their grandchildren?
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ARCHIVE: The whole nation
rejoices at the good news
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for which it has been waiting.
To the Princess, a daughter is born.
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Often, a child's helplessness
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and vulnerability
brings out the best in us.
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Each one of us has a primary
and personal responsibility
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for our own children,
the children entrusted to our care
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and for all the children
in our own communities.
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My father watched his grandchildren
take their first steps.
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And he knew that all the sacrifices
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and anxiety of the dark days
of the war had been worthwhile.
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ARCHIVE: The King became unwell
on May the 24th.
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A further announcement on June 4th
said that the King,
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on the advice of his doctors,
had reluctantly decided
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to cancel all his public engagements
for at least four weeks.
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The King's doctors had advised
a prolonged convalescence.
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Good health is a precious gift.
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There is a traditional proverb
which says,
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"He who has health has hope,
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"and he who has hope
has everything."
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It is in times
of stress and difficulty
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that we most need to remember
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that in the end,
we all depend upon each other,
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and that we are therefore
responsible for each other.
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FANFARE AND CHEERING
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NEWSREEL: Many Londoners gathered
at the approach to Buckingham Palace
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to see Their Majesties leave
for their summer holiday.
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After staying at Royal Lodge,
Windsor, and Sandringham,
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the King went to Balmoral Castle
on August the 2nd.
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The crowd,
like the rest of his subjects,
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hoped that the King would continue
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to make good progress
towards complete recovery.
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In times of doubt and anxiety,
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the attitudes people show
in their daily lives
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are of supreme importance.
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The comradeship of adversity
brings out the best in us.
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NEWSREEL: His Majesty
returned to London,
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his holiday at Balmoral cut short
on the advice of his doctors.
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The King suddenly returned
to Buckingham Palace for
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an immediate lung operation.
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NEWSREEL: A royal Princess flew
across the sea to Canada.
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14 million loyal subjects waited
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to greet the daughter
of their beloved monarch,
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His Majesty King George VI.
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Service and duty are not just
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the guiding principles
of yesteryear.
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They have an enduring value
which spans the generations.
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As Princess Elizabeth and the Duke
of Edinburgh set foot in Canada,
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the eyes and ears
of press, film and radio
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record the welcome
for people far away.
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We made personal contact
on behalf of the King
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with Canadians of all walks of life,
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from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
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In the thousands
of miles we travelled,
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we saw many aspects
of Canada and Canadian life.
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PHILIP: No two marriages
are quite alike.
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However, I think that
the main lesson that we've learnt
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is that tolerance is
the one essential ingredient
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of any happy marriage.
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By trial and experience,
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I believe we have achieved
a sensible division of labour
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and a good balance between our
individual and joint interests.
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Prince Philip is, I believe,
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well-known for declining
compliments of any kind.
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But throughout, he has been
a constant strength and guide.
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Wherever we went,
I was deeply touched to find
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an affectionate concern for
the health of my father.
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Speaking on behalf of
the Canadian people,
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we appreciate your coming to Canada,
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after the anxious days
through which you have just passed.
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Darling Papa,
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I do hope you are feeling
really better again.
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On the telephone, Mummy has told me
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that you are now up in
the audience room during the day.
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There have been
so many messages to you
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from every part of this country...
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..and from so many people that
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I couldn't possibly
tell you all of them.
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ARCHIVE: Warm hearts defy the cold
winds and icy spray of the sea.
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Goodbye for all of us.
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Goodbye to a sailor and his wife,
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homeward bound across the sea.
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The experience of growing older,
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the joys and emotions which
it brings, are familiar to us all.
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We are all visitors
to this time, this place.
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We are just passing through.
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Our purpose here is to observe,
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to learn, to grow, to love.
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And then we return home.
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ARCHIVE: And now we end 1951
as the new year dawns
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and each lengthening day brings
His Majesty greater strength.
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Led us end with the old, old toast -
long live the King.
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CHEERING
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ARCHIVE: Less than three months
after returning from
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their Canadian tour, Princess
Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh
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were off on another Commonwealth
journey.
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The crowds cheers heralded
the arrival of the King's car,
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bringing Their Majesties and
Princess Margaret to the airport
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for a last farewell
to the Royal travellers.
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CHEERING
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It was His Majesty's first
major public appearance
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since last September.
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The journey, which, but for his
illness, the King himself would have
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undertaken, was almost under way.
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When people face a challenge,
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they sometimes talk about
taking a deep breath
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to find courage or strength.
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In fact, the word "inspire"
literally means to breathe in.
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For all of us, each year is
an adventure into the unknown.
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We shall need the faith
and determination of our forebears
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to guide us on our journeys.
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NEWSREEL: After fulfilling several
official engagements in Nairobi,
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they left the capital
for Sagana Lodge.
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From her car, the Princess took many
feet of film with her cine camera.
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01:02:28,240 --> 01:02:30,440
The Earth is a gift to us all,
497
01:02:30,440 --> 01:02:32,760
whoever we are, wherever we live.
498
01:02:36,360 --> 01:02:38,960
In the words of our Poet Laureate,
499
01:02:38,960 --> 01:02:43,320
"Though you have conquered
Earth and charted sea
500
01:02:43,320 --> 01:02:47,840
"And planned the courses
of all stars that be
501
01:02:47,840 --> 01:02:50,800
"Adventure on,
more wonders are in thee."
502
01:02:53,000 --> 01:02:57,800
We must adventure on if we are
to make the world a better place.
503
01:03:02,520 --> 01:03:06,320
ARCHIVE: Seldom had a
Royal tour begun more happily.
504
01:03:06,320 --> 01:03:08,800
For two days,
the Royal couple relaxed
505
01:03:08,800 --> 01:03:10,320
in the grounds of their house.
506
01:03:13,880 --> 01:03:18,400
Life, of course, consists of final
partings as well as first meetings.
507
01:03:28,440 --> 01:03:31,200
ARCHIVE: This is London.
508
01:03:31,200 --> 01:03:35,240
It is with the greatest sorrow that
we make the following announcement -
509
01:03:35,240 --> 01:03:39,800
at 10:45 today,
February the 6th 1952,
510
01:03:39,800 --> 01:03:44,160
that the King, who retired to rest
last night in his usual health,
511
01:03:44,160 --> 01:03:46,480
passed peacefully away
in his sleep.
512
01:03:54,760 --> 01:03:57,880
She was on the veranda at Treetops,
513
01:03:57,880 --> 01:04:01,920
where she and the Duke
had spent the previous 19 hours
514
01:04:01,920 --> 01:04:04,120
watching wild game.
515
01:04:04,120 --> 01:04:08,000
About as far removed from
normal civilisation as possible.
516
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:11,720
How tragic to think that at such
a moment, she should become Queen.
517
01:04:41,000 --> 01:04:45,640
There is no magic formula that will
transform sorrow into happiness.
518
01:05:32,400 --> 01:05:34,640
I rely on my own faith
519
01:05:34,640 --> 01:05:37,280
to guide me through
the good times and the bad.
520
01:05:42,560 --> 01:05:44,800
It was a tragic homecoming.
521
01:05:44,800 --> 01:05:49,400
On the same spot where, a week ago,
there had been a happy departure,
522
01:05:49,400 --> 01:05:52,800
there stepped down from the plane
a figure in mourning.
523
01:05:52,800 --> 01:05:55,520
Elizabeth II, Queen of this realm
524
01:05:55,520 --> 01:05:58,680
and of all her other realms
and territories,
525
01:05:58,680 --> 01:06:01,840
Head of the Commonwealth,
Defender of the Faith.
526
01:06:06,400 --> 01:06:10,080
When all your world is torn
with grief and strife,
527
01:06:10,080 --> 01:06:11,360
think yet.
528
01:06:12,560 --> 01:06:15,600
When there seems nothing left
to mend the frail
529
01:06:15,600 --> 01:06:19,000
and timeworn fabric of your life,
530
01:06:19,000 --> 01:06:22,440
the golden thread
of courage has no end.
531
01:07:17,800 --> 01:07:20,040
In a way,
I didn't have an apprenticeship.
532
01:07:20,040 --> 01:07:21,880
My father died much too young.
533
01:07:26,120 --> 01:07:29,280
It was all a very sudden kind of...
534
01:07:29,280 --> 01:07:33,520
..taking on
and making the best job you can.
535
01:07:53,440 --> 01:07:57,400
ARCHIVE: 15 years ago, a little girl
who called herself Lilibet
536
01:07:57,400 --> 01:08:00,320
wrote her own account
of Coronation morning.
537
01:08:02,320 --> 01:08:04,240
Today, the writer of these lines
538
01:08:04,240 --> 01:08:07,000
is about to come forth
from Buckingham Palace,
539
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:09,640
a young mother and a reigning Queen.
540
01:08:11,880 --> 01:08:14,400
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
541
01:08:17,120 --> 01:08:19,160
Each day is a new beginning.
542
01:08:20,240 --> 01:08:23,240
I know that the only way
to live my life
543
01:08:23,240 --> 01:08:25,720
is to try to do what is right,
544
01:08:25,720 --> 01:08:27,720
to take the long view,
545
01:08:27,720 --> 01:08:30,720
to give of my best
in all that the day brings,
546
01:08:30,720 --> 01:08:32,640
and to put my trust in God.
547
01:08:38,520 --> 01:08:41,040
Whether we believe in God or not,
548
01:08:41,040 --> 01:08:43,920
I think most of us have
a sense of the spiritual...
549
01:08:46,240 --> 01:08:50,240
..that recognition of a deeper
meaning and purpose in our lives.
550
01:08:51,320 --> 01:08:53,800
And I believe that
this sense flourishes
551
01:08:53,800 --> 01:08:55,880
despite the pressures of our world.
552
01:08:58,360 --> 01:09:01,120
ARCHIVE: The words echo out of
the history of the land.
553
01:09:01,120 --> 01:09:04,600
We have resolved by the favour
and blessing of Almighty God
554
01:09:04,600 --> 01:09:08,360
to celebrate the solemnity of
our Royal Coronation
555
01:09:08,360 --> 01:09:12,880
upon Tuesday, the second day of June
in the Year of Grace 1953.
556
01:09:12,880 --> 01:09:17,480
The Coronation of Her Royal Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II.
557
01:09:19,400 --> 01:09:23,760
It's a question of maturing
into something
558
01:09:23,760 --> 01:09:26,680
that one's got used to doing,
559
01:09:26,680 --> 01:09:31,400
and accepting the fact that here you
are and it's your fate.
560
01:09:34,520 --> 01:09:37,040
Because I think
continuity's very important.
561
01:09:38,600 --> 01:09:40,360
It is a job for life.
562
01:10:02,000 --> 01:10:04,880
The years have slipped
by so quickly.
563
01:10:17,880 --> 01:10:20,840
There is no point
in regretting the passage of time.
564
01:10:25,080 --> 01:10:27,880
Growing older is
one of the facts of life.
565
01:10:34,120 --> 01:10:36,480
And it has its own compensations.
566
01:10:48,240 --> 01:10:54,480
One of the joys of living a long
life is watching one's children.
567
01:10:57,920 --> 01:10:59,880
Then grandchildren.
568
01:11:10,600 --> 01:11:13,320
We can't be certain
what lies ahead for them.
569
01:11:17,800 --> 01:11:20,760
But we should know enough
to put them on the right path.
570
01:11:22,880 --> 01:11:25,600
We can do this if we have
the good sense to learn
571
01:11:25,600 --> 01:11:28,680
from the experience of
those who've gone before us.
572
01:11:41,560 --> 01:11:45,520
ARCHIVE: Queen Elizabeth
going forth to her crowning.
573
01:11:45,520 --> 01:11:49,520
I don't know that anyone had
invented the term platinum for
574
01:11:49,520 --> 01:11:52,880
a 70th anniversary when I was born.
575
01:11:52,880 --> 01:11:55,400
You weren't expected
to be around that long.
576
01:11:55,400 --> 01:11:57,960
CHEERING
577
01:12:01,480 --> 01:12:03,320
I mean, I've seen one coronation
578
01:12:03,320 --> 01:12:07,680
and been the recipient in the other,
which is pretty remarkable.
579
01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:14,400
CHOIR:
580
01:12:14,400 --> 01:12:18,200
581
01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:22,400
582
01:12:22,400 --> 01:12:24,800
It's a pageant of chivalry
583
01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:28,920
and an old-fashioned way
of doing things, I think, really,
584
01:12:28,920 --> 01:12:32,040
but it's quite interesting
to have it done again.
585
01:12:33,760 --> 01:12:38,280
God crown you with
a crown of glory and righteousness,
586
01:12:38,280 --> 01:12:40,240
that having a right faith
587
01:12:40,240 --> 01:12:42,800
and manifold fruit of good works,
588
01:12:42,800 --> 01:12:47,080
you may obtain the crown
of an everlasting kingdom
589
01:12:47,080 --> 01:12:51,560
by the gift of him
whose kingdom endureth for ever.
590
01:12:51,560 --> 01:12:53,840
Amen. Amen.
591
01:12:53,840 --> 01:12:58,720
ALL: God save the Queen.
God save the Queen.
592
01:12:58,720 --> 01:13:00,400
God save the Queen.
593
01:13:00,400 --> 01:13:03,000
FANFARE PLAYS
594
01:13:07,560 --> 01:13:09,280
I here present unto you
595
01:13:09,280 --> 01:13:12,560
Queen Elizabeth,
your undoubted queen.
596
01:13:16,360 --> 01:13:19,600
It's inevitable that I should seem
a rather remote figure
597
01:13:19,600 --> 01:13:21,360
to many of you.
598
01:13:21,360 --> 01:13:25,520
A successor to the kings
and queens of history,
599
01:13:25,520 --> 01:13:30,560
someone whose face may be
familiar in newspapers and films,
600
01:13:30,560 --> 01:13:33,400
but who never really touches
your personal lives.
601
01:13:39,000 --> 01:13:40,360
In the old days,
602
01:13:40,360 --> 01:13:43,240
the monarch led his soldiers
on the battlefield
603
01:13:43,240 --> 01:13:47,200
and his leadership at all times
was close and personal.
604
01:13:50,760 --> 01:13:52,640
I cannot lead you into battle.
605
01:13:55,280 --> 01:13:57,120
I do not give you laws,
606
01:13:57,120 --> 01:13:58,600
or administer justice.
607
01:13:59,920 --> 01:14:01,760
But I can do something else.
608
01:14:03,840 --> 01:14:06,120
I can give you my heart
609
01:14:06,120 --> 01:14:09,080
and my devotion
to these old islands,
610
01:14:09,080 --> 01:14:12,480
and to all the peoples
of our brotherhood of nations.
611
01:14:27,560 --> 01:14:31,040
I hope my Platinum Jubilee
will be an opportunity
612
01:14:31,040 --> 01:14:36,120
for people everywhere to enjoy
a sense of togetherness,
613
01:14:36,120 --> 01:14:38,520
a chance to give thanks for
614
01:14:38,520 --> 01:14:42,320
the enormous changes
of the last 70 years,
615
01:14:42,320 --> 01:14:45,360
and also to look ahead
with confidence.
616
01:15:16,040 --> 01:15:21,040
Over the years, I have tried
to follow my father's example
617
01:15:21,040 --> 01:15:23,000
and to serve you as best I can.
50695
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