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The Events That I Have Attended To Mark My Diamond Jubilee Have Been A Humbling Experience. It Has Touched Me Deeply To See So Many Thousands Of Families, Neighbors And Friends Celebrating Together In Such A Happy Atmosphere.

[before Each Of Numerous Portrait Sittings:] Now Then, With Teeth Or Without?

What Were Once Only Hopes For The Future Have Now Come To Pass.

When Life Seems Hard, The Courageous Do Not Lie Down And Accept Defeat; Instead, They Are All The More Determined To Struggle For A Better Future.

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.