She comes to the throne at a time when a tormented mankind stands uncertainly poised between world catastrophe and a golden age.

On the accession of Elizabeth II

House of Commons, 11 February 1952

Winston Churchill Quotes

She comes to the throne at a time when a tormented mankind stands uncertainly poised between world catastrophe and a golden age.

She comes to the throne at a time when a tormented mankind stands uncertainly poised between world catastrophe and a golden age.

She comes to the throne at a time when a tormented mankind stands uncertainly poised between world catastrophe and a golden age.

She comes to the throne at a time when a tormented mankind stands uncertainly poised between world catastrophe and a golden age.