Prince Charles Your Majesty, mummy.
I’m sure you would want me to thank on your behalf all
the wonderful people who have made tonight possible. All the performers, the
artists, the musicians, the comedians who made such jolly good jokes.
Gary Barlow for helping to make the whole thing
possible…
And above all, all those remarkable technicians, all
600 of them behind the scenes, without which nothing would happen.
And if I may say so, Your Majesty, thank God the
weather turned out fine…and the reason of course, is because I didn’t do the forecast.
Your Majesty, millions, we are told, dream of having
tea with you. Quite a lot of people have very nearly had a picnic dinner with
you in the garden of Buckingham Palace. The only sad thing about this evening
is that my father couldn’t be here with us because unfortunately, he has taken
unwell, but ladies and gentlemen, if we shout loud enough, he might just hear
us in hospital…
Your Majesty, a Diamond Jubilee is a unique and
special event. Some of us have had the joy of celebrating three jubilees with
you. And I have the medals to prove it. And we are now celebrating the life and
service of a very special person over the last 60 years.
I was 3 when my grandfather, King George VI, died and
suddenly, unexpectedly, your and my father’s lives were irrevocably changed
when you were only 26. So as a nation this is our opportunity to thank you and
my father for always being there for us, for inspiring us with your selfless
duty and service, and for making us proud to be British.
Proud at a time when I know how many of our fellow
countrymen are suffering such hardship and difficulties. Proud to be lining the
banks of the Thames in their millions, despite the rain and the cold, proud to
be part of something as unique as the Commonwealth, which through your
leadership has given us that essential sense of unity through diversity. So,
Your Majesty, we offer you our humble duty, and with it three resounding cheers
for her Majesty the Queen. Hip, hip
(Crowd): Hooray!
Hip, hip —
(Crowd): Hooray!
Hip, hip —
(Crowd): Hooray!
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