Notable quotes of Britain's Queen Elizabeth

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles during a visit to open the Sainsbury Laboratory for Plant Sciences in the University of Cambridge Botanic Garden, in Cambridge, England, Britain, April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Winning/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday aged 96, never gave an interview during her 70-year reign, but her regular public speeches sometimes gave an insight into her private thoughts.

Here is a selection of extracts from speeches, addresses and contributions to documentaries given by the queen: