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Good evening, Your Majesties, good evening Windsor.
Good
evening
Your
Majesties
good
evening
Windsor
A huge thank you to everyone for making
A
huge
thank
you
to
everyone
for
making
this such a special evening.
this
such
a
special
evening
I would like to say a few words about my father
I
would
like
to
say
a
few
words
about
my
father
and why I believe this weekend is so
and
why
I
believe
this
weekend
is
so
important,
important
but don't worry, unlike Lionel, I won't
but
don't
worry
unlike
Lionel
I
won't
go on all night long.
go
on
all
night
long
As my grandmother said when she was crowned,
As
my
grandmother
said
when
she
was
crowned
coronations are a declaration of
coronations
are
a
declaration
of
our hopes for the future,
our
hopes
for
the
future
and I know she's up there fondly
and
I
know
she's
up
there
fondly
keeping an eye on us, and she'd be
keeping
an
eye
on
us
and
she'd
be
a very proud mother.
a
very
proud
mother
For all that celebrations are
For
all
that
celebrations
are
magnificent, at the heart of the
magnificent
at
the
heart
of
the
pageantry is a simple message:
pageantry
is
a
simple
message:
service.
service
My father's first words on entering
My
father's
first
words
on
entering
Westminster Abbey yesterday
Westminster
Abbey
yesterday
were a pledge of service.
were
a
pledge
of
service
It was a pledge to continue to serve
It
was
a
pledge
to
continue
to
serve
because, for over 50 years, in every corner
because
for
over
50
years
in
every
corner
of the UK, across the Commonwealth
of
the
UK
across
the
Commonwealth
and around the world, he has dedicated
and
around
the
world
he
has
dedicated
himself to serve others, both current and
himself
to
serve
others
both
current
and
future generations, and those whose
future
generations
and
those
whose
memory must not be neglected.
memory
must
not
be
neglected
Take the natural world:
Take
the
natural
world:
he warned us to the risks to our
he
warned
us
to
the
risks
to
our
planet's health long before it was an
planet's
health
long
before
it
was
an
everyday issue.
everyday
issue
Or the Prince's Trust:
Or
the
Prince's
Trust:
it has supported...
it
has
supported
The Prince's Trust has supported over a
The
Prince's
Trust
has
supported
over
a
million young people, many from
million
young
people
many
from
disadvantaged backgrounds, to realize
disadvantaged
backgrounds
to
realize
their ambitions.
their
ambitions
And perhaps most importantly of all, my
And
perhaps
most
importantly
of
all
my
father has always understood that people
father
has
always
understood
that
people
of all faiths, all backgrounds and all
of
all
faiths
all
backgrounds
and
all
communities deserve to be celebrated and
communities
deserve
to
be
celebrated
and
supported.
supported
Pa, we are all so proud of you,
Pa
we
are
all
so
proud
of
you
and I also want to express my pride and
and
I
also
want
to
express
my
pride
and
gratitude for the millions of people who
gratitude
for
the
millions
of
people
who
serve in the forces, in classrooms,
serve
in
the
forces
in
classrooms
hospital wards and local communities.
hospital
wards
and
local
communities
I wish I could mention you all.
I
wish
I
could
mention
you
all
Your service inspires us, and tonight we
Your
service
inspires
us
and
tonight
we
celebrate you too.
celebrate
you
too
I commit myself to serve you all:
I
commit
myself
to
serve
you
all:
King, country and Commonwealth.
King
country
and
Commonwealth
God Save the King
God
Save
the
King
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