CNN - Queen Elizabeth II on the death of Princess Diana
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[0:00] [Music]
[0:01] Good morning. Again, we take you now
[0:03] live to Buckingham Palace where the
[0:05] Queen is about to speak.
[0:09] Since last Sunday's dreadful news, we
[0:12] have seen throughout Britain and around
[0:14] the world an overwhelming expression of
[0:18] sadness at Diana's
[0:20] death. We have all been trying in our
[0:23] different ways to cope.
[0:25] It is not easy to express a sense of
[0:27] loss since the initial shock is often
[0:30] succeeded by a mixture of other
[0:32] feelings, disbelief, incomprehension,
[0:36] anger, and concern for those who
[0:39] remain. We have all felt those emotions
[0:42] in these last few
[0:44] days. So what I say to you now as your
[0:47] queen and as a grandmother, I say from
[0:50] my heart.
[0:53] First, I want to pay tribute to Diana
[0:56] myself. She was an exceptional and
[0:58] gifted human being. In good times and
[1:02] bad, she never lost her capacity to
[1:05] smile and laugh, nor to inspire others
[1:08] with her warmth and
[1:10] kindness. I admired and respected her
[1:13] for her energy and commitment to others,
[1:16] and especially for her devotion to her
[1:18] two
[1:20] boys. This week at Belmoral, we have all
[1:23] been trying to help William and Harry
[1:25] come to terms with the devastating loss
[1:28] that they and the rest of us have
[1:31] suffered. No one who knew Diana will
[1:34] ever forget
[1:35] her. Millions of others who never met
[1:38] her but felt they knew her will remember
[1:41] her.
[1:43] I for one believe there are lessons to
[1:46] be drawn from her life and from the
[1:49] extraordinary and moving reaction to her
[1:52] death. I share in your determination to
[1:55] cherish her memory.
[1:59] This is also an opportunity for me on
[2:01] behalf of my family and especially
[2:04] Prince C