Rare were the occasions to hear Queen Elizabeth, who died on Thursday, September 8, at the age of 96, declaim speeches other than agreed.
So let's not sulk our pleasure in re-listening to the one she delivered on May 16, 1972, at the Élysée.
In impeccable French, enhanced with a touch of accent as delicate as a cloud of milk in her cup of tea, the queen only stumbled over the word “significant”.
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