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The King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his “darling Mama” to mark the centenary of her birth but said much of much of life today would likely have “troubled her deeply”.Charles’ video message in tribute to the nation’s longest-reigning monarch describes how “she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served”.

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00:00Today, as we mark what would have been my beloved mother's 100th birthday,
00:06my family and I pause to reflect on the life and loss of a sovereign who meant so much to
00:13us all
00:14and to celebrate anew the many blessings of her memory.
00:20Queen Elizabeth's promise with destiny kept shaped the world around her.
00:25Much about the times we now live in, I suspect, may have troubled her deeply,
00:32but I take heart from her belief that goodness will always prevail
00:38and that a brighter dawn is never far from the horizon.
00:43For, as a young Princess Elizabeth put it in her first ever public broadcast, aged just 14,
00:52we can each play our part to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.
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