I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or…

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great Imperial family to which we all belong.

Elizabeth II

1947

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Topic

British Empire

Statement type

Promises and vows

Medium

Radio broadcast Speech

Time

1947

Person

Elizabeth II

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Citation

Elizabeth II. Speech on her twenty-first birthday. 21 Apr. 1947, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa. Radio broadcast.

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