brother. Her childhood was simple and pleasant. She grew up around royal families and was associated with them. She had a lot of privileges during her childhood because her father‚ John Spencer‚ was a royal equerry for both King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Her mother was a daughter of the 4th Baron Fermoy. When Diana’s paternal grandfather died‚ her father became the eighth Earl Spencer‚ giving Diana the title of “Lady.” When Diana’s parents were married in 1954 at the Westminster Abbey‚ the queen
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Queen Elizabeth II addresses the UN Mr President‚ Secretary-General‚ Members of the General Assembly‚ I believe I was last here in 1957. Since then‚ I have travelled widely and met many leaders‚ ambassadors and statesmen from around the world. I address you today as Queen of sixteen United Nations Member States and as Head of the Commonwealth of 54 countries. I have also witnessed great change‚ much of it for the better‚ particularly in science and technology‚
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On the Death of Princess Diana Famous Speech by Queen Elizabeth II September 9‚ 1997 Since last Sunday’s dreadful news we have seen‚ throughout Britain and around the world‚ an overwhelming expression of sadness at Diana’s death. We have all been trying in our different ways to cope. It is not easy to express a sense of loss‚ since the initial shock is often succeeded by a mixture of other feelings: disbelief‚ incomprehension‚ anger -- and concern for those who remain. We have all felt those
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Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates‚ George (’Bertie’) reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stammer and considered unfit to be king‚ Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a set of unexpected techniques‚ and as a result of an unlikely friendship‚ Bertie is able to find his voice and boldly lead the country through war. Written by Anonymous Biopic about England’s King George VI (father of present day Queen Elizabeth II) and
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constitution talks about government of the people for the people by the people. There is no law in Britain which says anything like that. In fact‚ there is no legal concept ofthe people at all. Every autumn‚ at the state opening of Parliament‚ Elizabeth II‚ who became Queen in 1952‚ makes a speech. In it‚ she says what my government intends to do in the coming year. And indeed‚ it is her government‚ not the peoples. As far as the law is concerned‚ she can choose anybody she likes to run the government
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in which he violently mocked Hitler’s regime. He died in Switzerland in 1977. 3. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Winston Churchill was a predominant figure in the first half of the 20th century. He was twice Prime Minister: first during World War II (1940-1945). He was then very important for the victory of the Allies over Germany and Japan and during the Yalta Conference (1945). He became Prime Minister again from from 1951 to 1955 in a Conservative government. He won the Nobel Prize for literature
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event to be staged in Delhi and India‚ eclipsing the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening and closing ceremonies were held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium‚ the main stadium of the event.Prince Charles‚ Prince of Wales (representing Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth) and President of India Pratibha Patil officially declared the Games open.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of the host nation‚ India‚ attended the opening ceremony as well. It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games
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A publisher from Mercury Reader said‚ “ London is one of the world’s top tourist attractions‚ it attracts up to 15 million people each year” (Dearsley 1). London is a tourist attraction located in England which has a variety of places to see and history behind them. London’s attractions that are most visited each year are London Eye‚ Tower of London‚ and the Buckingham Palace. The London Eye is the first place that is most visited each year. There are numerous facts to the London Eye. The London
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experience teaching unruly young boys would later serve as inspiration for his novel Lord of the Flies. Although passionate about teaching from day one‚ in 1940 Golding temporarily abandoned the profession to join the Royal Navy and fight in World War II. Golding spent the better part of the next six years on a boat‚
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ON THE DEATH OF PRINCESS DIANA Princess Diana died on a car crash on 31st August 1997 in Paris. The Queen Elizabeth II‚ on 5th September 1997 uttered a pubblic speech to pay tribute to Diana’s death from the Chinese Dining Room at Buckingham Palace. CONTROLLED VARIABLES According to Gragory’s and Carol’s model this is a non-spontaneous speech‚ written to be spoken and intended to be heard as a real speech. Moreover‚ according to Halliday’s model we can identify the following features:
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