,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #acfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,keat+ 7= himself & ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,recogniz+ ! honorable life ( ,h]       
,maje/y ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii z well z h]
 lead]%ip & commitm5t to ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,k+dom1 ! ,commonweal?1 & ! _w4  ,:]eas1
 on ,septemb] #h1 #bjbb1 ,h] ,maje/y    
,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii di$ at ,balmoral   
,ca/le 9 ,scotl&2 ,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe?
 ,,ii 0 born ,febru>y #f1 #aibf1 9      
,london1 ,unit$ ,k+dom1 z ! elde/       
daught] ( ! !n-,duke & ,du*ess ( ,york2 
,:]eas1 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 !n-,pr9cess  
,elizabe? play$ a vital role 9 public   
s]vice by ma9ta9+ public morale = ! w>  
ef=t2 ,:]eas ,pr9cess ,elizabe? s]v$ z a
 honor>y junior comm&] 9 ! ,auxili>y    
,t]ritorial ,s]vice :]e %e tra9$ z a    
driv] & me*anic1 directly contribut+ to 
! ,alli$ w> ef=t & becom+ ! fir/ female 

memb] ( ! royal family to s]ve full "t 9
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas1 on ,novemb] #bj1
 #aide1 ,pr9cess ,elizabe? m>ri$ ,pr9ce 
,philip to :om %e w\ld rema9 m>ri$ until
 8 dea? 9 #bjba2 ,:]eas ^u ! dea? ( h]  
fa!r on ,febru>y #f1 #aieb1 ,pr9cess    
,elizabe? became ,h] ,maje/y ,que5      
,elizabe? ,,ii2 ,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe?  
,,ii /ood z a symbol ( lead]%ip1        
=titude1 & resili5ce dur+ h] #g decades 
z ,que52 ,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii    
invit$ #ae ,prime ,m9i/]s to =m a       
gov]nm5t dur+ h] #g decades z ,que52    
,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii met ) #ac   
,unit$ ,/ates ,presid5ts dur+ h] "t z   
,que51 hav+ close p]sonal & pr(essional 
relation%ips ) _m ,unit$ ,/ates lead]s2 
,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii ov]saw ov]  
#g decades ( ! special relation%ip %>$  
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom
 & s]v$ z a common ?read f ! p]iod      
imm$iately foll[+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii to mod]n 
day2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #af1 #aiia1 ,que5  
,elizabe? ,,ii became ! fir/ ,briti%    
mon>* to address a jo9t session ( !     

,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2 ,:]eas ,que5   
,elizabe? ,,ii g5]\sly support$ &       
promot$ *>itable causes ?r\gh\t h] "t on
 ! ?rone2 ,:]eas ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii's 
/eady1 measur$ lead]%ip s]v$ z a        
/abiliz+ =ce dur+ times ( crisis &      
political *ange1 & h] #gj-ye>1          
#g-;decade reign is ! longe/ ( any      
,briti% mon>* 9 hi/ory2 & ,:]eas ,que5  
,elizabe? ,,ii leaves beh9d a legacy (  
s]vice1 sacrifice1 & national pride3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 ext5ds its deepe/
 sympa?y & condol5ces to ! family (     
,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii & to all ! p ( !   
,unit$ ,k+dom = _! loss2  7#b7 honors ! 
life & legacy ( ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii =  
h] commitm5t to-- 7,a7 /r5g!n+ ! ,unit$ 
,/ates-,unit$ ,k+dom special            
relation%ip2  7,b7 promot+ global peace 
?r\gh diplomacy2 &  7,c7 lead+ )        
integrity1 g5]osity1 & grace2 &  7#c7   
proclaims t-- 7,a7 ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii 
s]v$ ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,k+dom = ov] #gj    
ye>s ) an unwav]+ love = h] c\ntry2     

7,b7 ,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii 0 in/rum5tal 9
 /r5g!n+ an unbreakable bond betwe5 !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom &       
und]scor+ ! special relation%ip betwe5 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom2 &     
7,c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w honor ! legacy ( 
,que5 ,elizabe? ,,ii ) r5ew$ commitm5t  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,unit$ ,k+dom        
alliance & by work+ ) ,8 ,maje/y ,k+    
,*>les ,,iii to fur!r /r5g!n our ties4