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Links between Britain and Toulouse have existed over many centuries.

Hôtel De Ville in Toulouse, French State Visit, 7 April 2004

Democracy is the most precious gift we have and we can never take it for granted.

French Senate, State Visit to France, 6 April 2004

Vive la difference, mais vive L'Entente Cordiale.

Centenary of the Entente Cordiale, State Banquet, Paris, 5 April 2004

We share the confidence - and the courage - to try and make this a more prosperous, a safer, and above all a freer world.

State Banquet, President of the United States of America, 19 November 2003

I hope this Colour will be a symbol of the Fleet's enduring spirit and devotion to duty in times of stress and danger

Presentation of new colours to the Fleet in Plymouth, 23 July 2003

Russia has established itself as our partner and our friend.

A speech by The Queen at the Russian State Banquet, 2003

We as a nation are intensely proud of our armed forces and never more so than in recent weeks.

Presentation of new standards to the Household Cavalry, 21 May 2003

Over this Jubilee summer I have travelled widely, but I hope I will be forgiven for having limited my tour to the earth's surface.

National Space Centre in Leicester, 1 August 2002

Your new building, which is so clearly based on ideas of openness and accessibility, will provide an exciting forum for Londoners as your debates ebb and flow.

Opening of the new City Hall building in London, 23 July 2002

Ipswich, Norwich, and Cambridge have all become centres of excellence in their different ways.

Visit to Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, 17 July 2002

The character of Yorkshire's people is distinctive and unchanging: trenchant, determined, and welcoming.

Harewood House in Yorkshire, 11 July 2002

I have no doubt that you will use this building to inspire the next generation who will shape the technology and industry of tomorrow.

Millennium Point, Birmingham, 2 July 2002

Britain is grateful to you, whether here in Portsmouth, in bases across the United Kingdom, or across the world.

Tri-Service gathering of the Armed Forces at Portsmouth, 27 June 2002

I have been profoundly moved by the affection shown and by the warmth of the response to my Golden Jubilee.

End of The Queen's UK Golden Jubilee tour, Preston, 5 August 2002

I hope that these celebrations will remind us of our shared heritage and what it means to be a united people, enjoying the support of families, friends and neighbours around us.

A speech by The Queen on her Golden Jubilee

This Assembly can demonstrate that it is possible to build trust, and in doing so continue the building of a new Northern Ireland.

Visit to Stormont, Northern Ireland, 14 May 2002

I would like to pay tribute to the work you do in this, the Mother of Parliaments.

Reply to the Loyal Addresses by both Houses of Parliament, 30 April 2002

I thank you for the support you are giving me and my family as we come to terms with her death and the void she has left in our midst.

The death of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, 8 April 2002

Your newspapers are an intrinsic part of the communities they serve, they give us a very special insight into what is going on around the country.

Newspaper Society lunch, London, 26 March 2002

The Royal Warrant of Appointment is an ancient and honourable institution. It symbolises excellence.

Royal Warrant Holders' Association Golden Jubilee lunch, London, 20 March 2002

Privileged Bodies are held in great respect, not just in this country but throughout the world.

Golden Jubilee gathering of Privileged Bodies, 21 March 2002