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STORY: UN / QUEEN ELIZABETH II WRAP
TRT: 2.27
SOURCE: UNTV
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 6 JULY 2010, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, United Nations headquarters
2. Various shots, Queen Elizabeth II arriving at UN headquarters
3. Various shots, Queen meeting President of the General Assembly and UN Secretary-General
4. Various shots, Queen at wreath-lying ceremony for fallen UN peacekeepers
5. Various shots, Queen arriving at General Assembly podium
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Your reign spans the decades. From the challenges of the Cold War to the threat of global warming; from the Beatles to Beckham; from television to Twitter; through the years, you have traveled the world and met its people. You have become a living symbol of grace, constancy, and dignity.”
7. Cutaway, Queen approaches the podium
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II:
“When people in fifty-three years from now look back on us, they will doubtlessly view many of our practices as old-fashioned. But it my hope that, when judges by future generations, our sincerity, our willingness to take a lead, and our determination to do the right thing, will stand the test of time.”
9. Cutaway, audience
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Queen Elizabeth II:
“In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-mined aspiration to being a real force for common good. That of itself has been a signal achievement.”
11. Various shots, Queen leaving the podium
12. Med shot, Prince Philip and audience clapping
Addressing the United Nations (UN) for the first time in more than 50 years, Queen Elizabeth II today (6 July) lauded the world body for its many achievements, while exhorting it to continue playing its lead role in the cause of peace and prosperity for all.
Queen Elizabeth is the Head of State of 16 of the UN’s 192 Member States and head of the Commonwealth of 54 countries. She last addressed the General Assembly in 1957 at the age of 31, four years after she was crowned queen.
Calling her “a living symbol of grace, constancy and dignity,” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his gratitude for the Queen’s dedication to the common values embodied by the UN.
In her address to the General Assembly, the Queen highlighted some of the UN’s achievements, including helping to reduce conflict, offering humanitarian assistance to millions of people affected by natural disasters and other emergencies, and tackling the effects of poverty in many parts of the world.
“In my lifetime, the United Nations has moved from being a high-minded aspiration to being a real force for common good. That of itself has been a signal achievement,” the British monarch, who was accompanied by her husband, Prince Philip, told the General Assembly.
Prior to arriving in New York, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Canada for a nine-day royal tour of the country.
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