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our country, the Commonwealth and the before the premature death of her father and her succession to the throne, the then Princess Elizabeth publicly dedicated her life to the service of her nation, but declared that she would need the support of the country to ensure that she could fulfill that has, as we know, carried out this pledge through all the changes, both in her life and in this country, with extraordinary grace and dedication, and her people, here and across the Commonwealth, who share in the celebration of her 80th birthday this year, have responded, as she hoped that they would, with their affection and their a world that has been transformed in her lifetime, she has been a truly remarkable source of constancy and of country has faced tremendous trials,witnessed the horrors of the World War II and celebrated some extraordinary triumphs in her 80 , as part of the royal family and as the Queen, she has been a reassuring and unifying presence for her has also responded to a world that has bee more interdependent than ever by travelling all, the Queen has undertaken over 256 official overseas visits to 129 different Majesty shows no sign of slowing has just undertaken her 14th tour of Australia, including the official opening of theCommonwealth games in attends hundreds of public engagements every year and is an active patron of over 620 c