00:18It is with the greatest pleasure that I join you for the opening of the seventh
00:23Senate. This chamber, this institution, now so well named Senedd Cymru, the Welsh Parliament,
00:33is imbued with a spirit of public service. And there are, of course, rather more members
00:41of the Senate present today than when I last stood here. And there are many new faces, as
00:49well, of course, as the reassuring presence of familiar faces, who are, we might say,
00:55Amar O'Heed. I have always felt immensely privileged and proud to have had such a special connection
01:07with Wales, with its language, its culture and its landscape for so much of my life.
01:16So, as you take forward your task of government, we know you will bear always in mind and will
01:25draw inspiration from those shared strengths as you work on behalf of the people of this
01:34most special corner of the earth.
