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Highlights
from the Queen's speech:
"It
is a long time since I was last in Bury St. Edmunds so I am especially
delighted to return.
Over the past 50 years, I have had the good fortune to receive loyal
support and generous friendship from people across the region. For
this I would like to thank you all most warmly.
"These
are times of great change and many agencies, voluntary and statutory,
are working hard to make sure that whilst conserving the countryside,
steps are being taken to ensure an equally prosperous and proud
future.
"Ipswich,
Norwich and Cambridge have all become centers of excellence in their
own ways.
"The
way we look after the countryside affects the lives not only of
those who look after the land, but all those living in rural and
urban communities. Our sense of what it is to be British, derives
as much from the treasured towns, villages and coastline of East
Anglia, as
it does from the great cities like London and Birmingham.
"My
hope is that this Jubilee summer will be an occasion when everyone
can together look back with pride at our past, while at the same
time look forward with renewed confidence and hope.
"Thank you again for inviting Prince Phillip and me here today."
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The
Queen