I Have To Be Seen To Be

[on Being Criticized For Her Serious Expression:] I Simply Ache From Smiling. Why Are Women Expected To Beam All The Time? It's Unfair. If A Man Looks Solemn, It's Automatically Assumed He's A Serious Person, Not A Miserable One.

The Events That I Have Attended To Mark My Diamond Jubilee Have Been A Humbling Experience. It Has Touched Me Deeply To See So Many Thousands Of Families, Neighbors And Friends Celebrating Together In Such A Happy Atmosphere.

They Are Not Royal. They Just Happen To Have Me As Their Aunt.

For Christians, As For All People Of Faith, Reflection, Meditation And Prayer Help Us To Renew Ourselves In God's Love, As We Strive Daily To Become Better People. The Christmas Message Shows Us That This Love Is For Everyone. There Is No One Beyond Its Reach.

1992 Is Not A Year I Shall Look Back On With Undiluted Pleasure. In The Words Of One Of My More Sympathetic Correspondents, It Hasturned Out To Be An Annus Horribilis.