00:00Today, as we mark what would have been my beloved mother's 100th birthday,
00:05my family and I pause to reflect on the life and loss of a sovereign who meant so much to
00:13us all
00:13and to celebrate anew the many blessings of her memory.
00:21Queen Elizabeth's promise with destiny kept, shaped the world around her
00:27and touched the lives of countless people across our nation, the Commonwealth and beyond.
00:35Her near century was one of remarkable change and yet, through each passing decade,
00:43through every transformation, she remained constant, steadfast and wholly devoted to the people she served.
00:54Millions will remember her for moments of national significance,
00:59many others for a fleeting personal encounter, a smile, a kind word that lifted spirits,
01:08or for that marvellous twinkle of the eye when sharing a marmalade sandwich with Paddington Bear in the final months
01:18of her life.
01:21Much about the times we now live in, I suspect, may have troubled her deeply,
01:27but I take heart from her belief that goodness will always prevail
01:32and that a brighter dawn is never far from the horizon.
01:38For, as a young Princess Elizabeth put it in her first-ever public broadcast, aged just 14,
01:47we can each play our part to make the world of tomorrow a better and happier place.
01:55It is a belief which I share with all my heart.
02:01So, young or old, and whatever our differences, let us therefore seek to follow this example
02:09as we make today not the marking of a milestone felt by absence,
02:15but the celebration of a life well lived and a legacy of hope
02:21as we strive together towards a better, happier tomorrow,
02:28one rooted in peace, justice, prosperity, and security.
02:36In this, I renew my own solemn pledge of duty and service to you all.
02:44God bless you, darling Mama.
02:47You remain forever in our hearts and prayers.
02:52God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless
02:52you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God
02:52bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you,
02:52God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless
02:52you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God
02:52bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you,
02:52God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless
02:52you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God bless you, God
02:52bless you, God bless you, God
02:53You
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