Loved and admired throughout the world, her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II touched the lives of millions.

This treasury of quotations gives an intimate insight into the values she embodied and faithfully promoted throughout her life.

They speak of the qualities that were closest to her heart: courage, empathy, forgiveness, hope, humility, love and respect. These are the qualities that she encouraged in others and that she hoped would endure among all people of goodwill, whatever their religion or race.