We stand in solidarity with you, and our hearts and special prayers are with all our friends in Germany at this desperately difficult time. Dear Mr. President, The Queen and I recall our visit to ...

"My wife and I have been deeply saddened to learn of the magnitude of the earthquake which struck Vanuatu on Tuesday and the loss of life and property which this devastating natural disaster has left ...

Neither the long and troubled centuries that have passed since that child was born, nor the complex scientific developments of our age, have done anything to dim the simple joy and bright hope we all ...

At the same time I want to show that the Crown is not merely an abstract symbol of our unity but a personal and living bond between you and me. At the end of 1953 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh ...

Since my accession ten months ago, your loyalty and affection have been an immense support and encouragement. I want to take this Christmas Day, my first opportunity, to thank you with all my heart.

Twenty-five years ago my grandfather broadcast the first of these Christmas messages. Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on ...

At times it is almost hidden by the merry making and tinsel, but the essential message of Christmas is still that we all belong to the great brotherhood of man. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast for ...

In a short time the 1960s will be over but not out of our memories. Historians will record them as the decade in which men first reached out beyond our own planet and set foot on the moon, but each ...

The devotion of nuns and nurses, the care of mothers and wives, the service of teachers, and the conviction of reformers are the real and enduring presents which women have always given. In her ...

As the old year passes, let us celebrate Christmas with thanksgiving and carry its message of peace and good will into the year ahead. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast in 1959 took the form of a ...

You young people are needed; there is a great task ahead of you - the building of a new world. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast in 1964 addressed the important role of the Commonwealth in a year in ...

A new army is on the march which holds out the brightest hopes for all mankind. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast in 1965 took as its theme the family, from the individual unit to the family of man. It ...