布莱尔对英国女王伊丽莎白二世80寿辰的祝辞
布莱尔对英国女王伊丽莎白二世80寿辰的
祝辞
布莱尔对英国女王伊丽莎白二世80寿辰的祝辞
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ThePrimeMinister(Mr.TonyBlair):Ibegtomove,
ThatanhumbleAddrebepresentedtoHerMajestytoofferthecordialcongratulatioofthisHouseontheoccasionofHerMajesty’seightiethbirthday,andtoexpreitsareciationofHerMajesty’sunfailingdevotiontothedutiesofState,theNationandtheCommonwealth,andourwarmestgoodwishesfo
rherlongcontinuinghealthandhaine.
ThatthesaidAddrebepresentedtoHerMajestybysuchMembersoftheHouseasareofHerMajesty’smostHonourablePrivyCouncilorofHerMajesty’sHous
ehold.
Thisweekwecelebratethe80thbirthdayofoneofthemostreectedpeopleofourtimes,whoseseeofdutyandservicehashadaprofoundimpactonourcountry,theCommonwealthandtheworld.
Yearsbeforetheprematuredeathofherfatherandherunexpectedsucceiontothethrone,thethenPrinceElizabethpubliclydedicatedherlifetotheserviceofhernation,butdeclaredthatshewouldneedthesuortofthecountrytoeurethatsheco
uldfulfilthatpromise.Shehas,asweknow,carriedoutthispledgethroughallthechanges,bothinherlifeandinthiscountry,withextraordinarygraceanddedication,andherpeople,hereandacrotheCommonwealth,whoshareinthecelebrationofher80thbirthdaythisyear,havereonded,asshehopedthattheywould,withtheiraffectionandsuort.
Inaworldthathasbeentraformedinherlifetime,shehasbeenatrulyremarkablesourceofcotancyandofstrength.Ourcountryhasfacedtremendoustrials,witneedthehorrorsoftheWorldWarIIandcelebratedsomeextraordinarytriumphsinher80years.Throughout,aspartoftheroyalfamilyandastheQueen,shehasbeenareauringandunifyingpresenceforherpeople.
Shehasalsoreondedtoaworldthathasbecomemoreinterdependentthaneverbytravellingexteively.Inall,theQueenhasundertakenover256officialoverseasvisitsto129differentcountries.HerMajestyshowsnosignofslowingdown.Shehasjustundertakenher14thtourofAustralia,includingtheofficialopeningoftheCommonwealthgamesinMelbourne.Sheattendshundredsofpublicengagementseveryyearandisanactivepatronofover620charitiesandorganisatio.Thereissimplynoaectofournationallifewhichshedoesnothaveaninterestinandadeepunderstandingof.
HerPrimeMinistershavebetterreasonthanmosttoknowandareciateherknowledgeandexperience.IamthetenthPrimeMinistertoserveher.Likeeachofmypredeceors,Iamprofoundlygratefulforherwiseco 12全文查看