布莱尔对英国女王伊丽莎白二世80寿辰的祝辞
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theprimeminister(mr.tonyblair):ibegtomove,
thatanhumbleaddrebepresentedtohermajestytoofferthecordialcongratulatioofthishouseontheoccasionofhermajesty''seightiethbirthday,andtoexpreitsareciationofhermajesty''sunfailingdevotiontothedutiesofstate,thenationandthecommonwealth,andourwarmestgoodwishesforherlongcontinuinghealthandhaine.
thatthesaidaddrebepresentedtohermajestybysuchmembersofthehouseasareofhermajesty''smosthonourableprivycouncilorofhermajesty''shousehold.
thisweekwecelebratethe80thbirthdayofoneofthemostreectedpeopleofourtimes,whoseseeofdutyandservicehashadaprofoundimpactonourcountry,thecommonwealthandtheworld.
yearsbeforetheprematuredeathofherfatherandherunexpectedsucceiontothethrone,thethenprinceelizabethpubliclydedicatedherlifetotheserviceofhernation,butdeclaredthatshewouldneedthesuortofthecountrytoeurethatshecouldfulfilthatpromise.shehas,asweknow,carriedoutthispledgethroughallthechanges,bothinherlifeandinthiscountry,withextraordinarygraceanddedication,andherpeople,hereandacrothecommonwealth,whoshareinthecelebrationofher80thbirthdaythisyear,havereonded,asshehopedthattheywould,withtheiraffectionandsuort.
inaworldthathasbeentraformedinherlifetime,shehasbeenatrulyremarkablesourceofcotancyandofstrength.ourcountryhasfacedtremendoustrials,witneedthehorrorsoftheworldwariiandcelebratedsomeextraordinarytriumphsinher80years.throughout,aspartoftheroyalfamilyandasthequeen,shehasbeenareauringandunifyingpresenceforherpeople.
shehasalsoreondedtoaworldthathasbecomemoreinterdependentthaneverbytravellingexteively.inall,thequeenhasundertakenover256officialoverseasvisitsto129differentcountries.hermajestyshowsnosignofslowingdown.shehasjustundertakenher14thtourofaustralia,includingtheofficialopeningofthecommonwealthgamesinmelbourne.sheattendshun