Queen addresses French Senate
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2015
- (6 Apr 2004)
1. Wide shot Senate courtyard with Republican guards
2. Various Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh arriving, being welcomed by President of Senate Christian Poncelet and President of the National Assembly Jean-Louis Debre
3. Military honours in senate courtyard
4. Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh entering senate
5. Mid shot Queen being applauded inside senate
6. Mid shot crowd applauding
7. Wide shot Queen, Christian Poncelet and Jean-Louis Debre arriving in room
8. Audience
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Queen Elizabeth II:
"This anniversary gives a special meaning to my state visit, my fourth one to France. Looking back, it is the moment to celebrate the foresightedness of this agreement that laid the foundations for a decisive alliance that allowed both our countries to brave the difficult times of the twentieth century. Looking forward, it gives us the opportunity to put aside recent tensions and to rise to the challenge and the promises of tomorrow. Both our countries have chosen to make Europe and the European Union the main vector for their economic and political aspirations. This choice does not threaten friendship ties."
10. Cutaway audience listening
11. SOUNDBITE (French) Queen Elizabeth II:
"This is about complimentary ties. More than ever we are committed to making the voice of Europe heard in the world and to give European diplomacy the military credibility it requires to allow the European Union, when necessary, to engage in military operations that NATO is not involved in."
12. Wide of audience applauding, and Queen
STORYLINE:
Queen Elizabeth II addressed the French Senate on Tuesday afternoon, on the second day of her state visit.
The speech, in French, followed a packed day of engagements, including a visit to the Louvre museum, after lunch with French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and his wife in Matignon, the French Prime Minister''s residence.
Earlier on, the Queen watched a performance by the elite Cadre Noir dressage team before going for a walk along the Rue Montorgueil, accompanied by Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe.
The monarch''s three-day trip marks the centennial of the Entente Cordiale, a colonial-era agreement that ended centuries of warring and hostility between France and Britain and paved the way for cooperation during two world wars.
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nothing the French respect more than somebody speaking their language.....
True. I'm french, i can confirm
They expect it. So rude to you in Montreal if you don't.
@@AnnaLVajda Start speaking English, when the french begins to get pissed off proceed to speak spanish. As a Coup de Grace talk in German
I'm surprised that nobody stood up and shouted out a correction of some minor flaw.
@@nelsonricardo3729 it is the Queen.
The French: *down with the Monarchy!*
Also the French: "Isn't Her Majesty The Queen just fabulous! God Save The Queen!"
lol not false ! BUT we can consider her as our queen too as we conquered england in 1066 :D
That speech must be over 20 years old since she mentioned the 20th century in her speech!
@@neoprene3640 Normans are originally from Scandinavia, and they claimed the British isles in their own name, and never joined their conquest to the French crown. On the contrary, they maintained their claim to Brittany and other places, contrary to the French better interests, and almost took over all France if it weren't for the intervening of Joan d'Arc.
@@zhouwu I know all of this, I'm from Normandy ;) it was just a little joke to our english friends lol
@@neoprene3640 Oh, sweet!
She sounds exactly the same, but in French
Mosley
well its like a how a french speaks english fluently but still has a french accent, this is that but the other way round
@@AGMtagious - thanks for explaining that. What would we do without your insight?
@@markfox1545 😂
She reads off a script and speaks for a formal speech occasion. So that is why it sounds the same. I'm sure her more casual normal way of speaking isn't like that.
Considering that the Queen does not speak French every day, she did very well on her speech. She is spontaneous. No American president has ever made a speech in French, so vive The Queen.
elisabeth dakak
The closest was presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaking in French.
elisabeth dakak Vive le France! Greatest friends we Brits could ask for.
gtapolice1000 It was His Majesty King Louis XVI of the French Kingdom who supported the Colonials in their revolution, not the French Republic.
Vive Le Reine de L'Angleterre!!!
@@envinyatar5712 hard to get support from the french republic when it didn't exist yet. The american revolution was the catalyst for the french revolution
I'm French and I can safely say that even though you can hear a strong accent, her French is quite impressive.
After all she learn France since the childhood. After all back in the '30 France was still the diplomatic language in Europe
In all fairness, even the finest most fluent French-nationality English speakers find very hard to mask their accents, compared to say German-nationality English speakers of inferior quality; like even though Merkel is not as good as Macron, I sometimes find her English easier to understand. And I speak French fairly well, but I do struggle with some of the pronunciations because they are very unnatural in English, in a way I did not so much when learning German.
I can only assume it's the same for French people learning English? Some of our pronunciations must be very unnatural to a French tongue. But ofc the French are infinitely better at English (and second languages generally) than vice versa, so I am not judging!
Her accent isn't even THAT strong to be honest. You definitely see it's not her mother tongue but the accent isn't that big.
The accent is not that heavy...she for example pronounces the 'r' correctly which is rare for people from UK or US
It should have been parfait.
As a french, i can say that she has a great french (yes it's written but her accent is good, even if it's still a very british accent xD)
Un humain reveur
It can be assumed that Prince Philip speaks German fluently - he went school (Salem) in Germany. The School (+ Philip) moved to Scotland before WW2
yes, she is fluent in French- it is written as any speech she gives in English is. Her accent is adorable haha.
The Royal Family used to speak French before they spoke English, granted this was back in the 1400s, but I bet being able to speak French is somewhat ingrained anyway.
Let me add that, compared to what can be heard sometimes, her accent is a slight accent, her spelling is quite "chic" !
Wait can you hear her British accent. Even when she’s speaking French?
That's really royal, addressing a foreign state in their language.
The Queen was brought up to speak French because at that time it was expected . Those days are long over; English along with Chinese and Spanish are the three world languages.
K owing many languages was a beauty back then....now its like hopeless
@@laralarah2236 And because was historically the language of Englidh nobility after 1066
@@laralarah2236
N'importe quelle cour monarchique DOIT parler le français.
The Queen is fluent in French.
I'm French Canadian and I can see her French is very good. Better than most people
Jimmy Jimmy I too, am French Canadian and her French is very good. I would like to think that her, being very close to Canada as a country, has had to brush up on French a number of times - she is just great here.
Votre reine, n´est pas?
@@fabiolimadasilva3398 ouas, elle est notre rein aussi
mieux que le soi -disant francais parle au Quebec c 'est sure
sal lev comment ça soi-disant? On fait partie de la francophonie autant que la France et les pays africains parlant français. C’est pas parce que tu comprends pas nos expressions qui relevent seulement d’un coté historique que notre facon de parler vaut moins que la tienne.
I personally think it is very nice to hear French people being nice about our Queen. merci beaucoup mes amis français
You're welcome!
..es
The perfect model of how to act as a head of state.
Dressing up like a pea ?
Figurehead.
Varangian Guard Oh please, we all know you’re one of Putin’s Russian internet trolls
Varangian Guard, theory? The idiot-in-chief just acknowledged the Russian interference of the 2016 election, and there’s an ongoing investigation about it conducted by FBI Director Robert Mueller...theory my ass, you dumbfuck
Varangian Guard with the investigation came arrests, and job terminations, worth the 2 years. Wait, there’ll be more
Does she have an English accent ? Yes. Is her pronunciation flawless? Absolutely. Not one slip despite her complex choice of words
Yes she does. But she speaks very well.
As a French person, I'm impressed that Her Majesty the Queen speaks understandable French.
She learn France since the childhood. After all back in the 30's France was still the European diplomatic language
@@francescoboselli6033 Oooh, i see.
@@cebonvieuxjack That is the difference between learning a language and "just" being born with it.
I had to learn English, thus my pronunciation and grammar are more often than not better than those who speak the language natively.
British people born 1980s and before had to take minimum 4 years of french. And sometimes it could be more depending of school/program choices
The british born 1990s and after. Have now a choice between french spanish and german. Before that french was the main mandatory foreign language course at school
@@mathewvanostin7118 I just wrote another comment then realised I was wrong lol. My sisters and I were born between 74-82 (me the youngest). They both did French as a compulsory language but they also had the choice of German and chose it as an additional language. In my case by 93 yes there was the choice of French, German and Spanish with option of choosing another one for your GCSEs. I ended up doing German A-Level!
So fun fact: The Queen was purposely taught RP accented French, since she is the paragon of Britishness. She was once fluent in spoken French, and I'm sure she's fluent in written French. However, her tutors taught her French with a slight RP accent (the upperclass English accent) because she was, after all, to be the Queen of England.
Queen of the United Kingdom*
She already was 10-1/2 years-old when it became official that one day she would be Queen.
@@AaronSanabriaLee which includes England. So technically correct
@@itsme-sn5gi No, it's not technically correct. The Queen's official tittle is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The country of England doesn't exist anymore since the Acts of Union with Scotland in 1707.
@@AaronSanabriaLee she’s also queen of Canada and Australia. Stop being so petty lol
I'm not a monarchist at all, BUT this woman is SOMETHING BEYOND CLASS........
She is the queen, she is supposed to be "something beyond class"
@@rated-rsweetchinmusic6763
She is supposed to get her head cut.
@@christopheleclair5367 She does not let her people starve to death by raising the price of food or throwing parties that ruin her country.
She is just a symbol. Nothing more than that.
@@rated-rsweetchinmusic6763
Achète-toi un peu d'humour.
@@christopheleclair5367 Détrompe toi j'avais compris le sens ironique dès le départ mais j'essayais d'augmenter un peu le niveau sur un sujet réel et grave comme celui-ci.
For the first time in my 46 years of existence I heard the Queen speak French. C’est incroyable!
She did in few visits to Quebec!
Je pense que c'est génial que la reine anglaise parle français.
C'est normal, le français est traditionnellement la langue de la monarchie en europe.
@@Raphy-bg7yw C'est langue traditionnelle mais elle ne parlait que quand elle doit.
Ces trop bien quand la reine Élisabeth parle en français!
Elle est aussi *« Le Duc de la Normandie »*
@@Cjnw Uniquement dans les îles anglo-normandes... (et depuis la fin de la 2ème guerre mondiale on y parle principalement anglais)
As a French, I love her British accent. Vive la reine!! She's fabulous ❤❤❤
TaurasPas MonNom Like
French: down with monarch!
Also this:
@@rickville8898 most of french people until the 1940 were pro monarchy , even De gaulle liked the monarchy
Elle parle tellement bien français. C'est juste incroyable
I am French and typically the " French R" is difficult for English / American /Indian people... but the Queen says perfectly the French "R" ... félicitations !
Amazing speech in french..Queen Elizabeth was one special lady
Elle parle parfaitement bien français. Impressionnant.
Oui, c'est d'accord!!
Ça c'est une reine à qui je couperai pas la tête.
Phew, lol.
i honestly think she is one of the few who can carry off this outfit so naturally. Looking good.
LOL
It makes sense, this is/was the lingua franca of monarchies for centuries. I don't expect the new generation of royals to have that level of education and respect of traditions.
She pronounces the words better than many native speakers
the crown season 3 brought me here.
Same here, and for an I’m quite impressed by her french, a british accent of course, but I can actually understand what she is saying or reading to be precise, still not bad at all..
Me too 😆😆😆
Me too 😂
Lol same!
Same hahah
British aristocracy spoke French for centuries. Not to mention that millions of the Queen's subjects (the Quebecois) speak French as a first language. It just makes sense that the Queen knows French
@Danny Roy
It's a shame that you forget everything .
Not only the aristocracy but the monarchs as well.
The Normands, the Blois and the Plantagenêts
@@juliad368 Oui on est terriblement nul dans ce domaine mais les nouvelles générations se débrouillent quand même pas trop mal en comparaison avec les années 80-90, il n'empêche que ça reste très français de ne pas parler anglais et quand je me déplace à l'étranger je fais mine de ne rien comprendre ahah
They speak québécois which is not really French
@@RAPamme-ih8bm because it originates from other Regions outside of Paris which is what standard French is based off of.
It’s so strange how, as French has slowly drifted further away from the English court, and how French has declined as a major world language, that the tradition of British royalty and nobles speaking French, has been passed down from William the Conquerer himself. It’s one of our traditions that fascinates me but that I also love. I’m only really now coming to realise how strange we Brits are.
She speaks French well.
She *reads* French well. Whether she speaks it well sans prepared text is another question.
@@ExVeritateLibertas Her Majesty is fluent in French as was expected of an aristocratic young lady raised in the 20s and 30s.
@@ArtemisScribe she is totally fluent in french, not like me at Borough Council.
@JimboParadox lol :=)))))
@@mafanatoto2500
J'espère qu'elle est meilleure en allemand, comme il se doit :=)
She is speaking very good french. May she rest in peace. A great Queen
I like her accent. And im French so I think this is fabulous to hear the queen speak in French. I really like it. ❤️😍
Hello my friend
Was France too a British colony before?
@@mchannel1365 lol xD what
@@mchannel1365 In France was the official language of the English court for 4 centuries 😂
@@mchannel1365 A thousand years ago England became a French colony! (There was no British at that time) Later the French in England fellout with the French in France and became independent, after sometime the French in England assimilated with the locals. A facetious explanation, but basically, France conquered England, and never left.
Yes of course. She is Duke of Normandy. And Queen of Quebec.
Isn't she MARVELLOUS???
Renee Bloggs Absolutely!
La critique est aisée mais l'art est difficile
no-one needs to know French though do they, The French need to know English which tells its own story ;)
Agree, I love our Queen .
"The french" are not the only french speakers on Earth are "they" ? What is your point exactly ? Are you an english speaker who doesn't speak any foreign language ? Wich tells your own story...
Her French is absolutely stunning RIP queen
POV you’re here a day after her majesty’s passing, looking back at all the wonderful things she did. R.I.P your majesty, your long service is at an end ❤️🇬🇧
POV you're trying to get internet-points by taking advantage of a situation where you know the outcome.
It's like going onto a Sir David Attenborough tribute video after his death and say "you're here, mourning".
Great to see the respect she was treated with well done 🇫🇷
monarch that loved by the republicans.
I think that if French does not criticize and apreciates her, it is just because she is
not
their queen and that she has no influence on what takes place in France.
The french respect for her is not far away from indifference.
If she will has to announce an increase of taxes in France, it will
be another story !
Nemesis
HM doesn't announce tax increases in the UK either.
Hario Seno AA
Well I doubt she would be loved by anyone as Queen of the French.
We like her because she's not our Queen.
French have a great respect for the Queen Elisabeth even so they are totally Republicans. We always loved her dignity and her complete dedication to the service her nation. We also consider her as friend of France and she demonstrated her respect and her affection for us on multiple occasions, so we love her back.
In her childhood she had a succession of French nannies, it's where she learned the language from. RIP Queen.
Sometimes I think how would France be if they still had a monarchy.
Oh yeah thanks 🤣 Trump in jail at Fort Boyard Island jail (1857, after 53 years building), Pittsburgh Pennsylvania renamed "Chatel Fossé", Justin Trudeau free to leave La Rochelle to Québec (sorry for Montréal natives moved to Groënlandik met immigrate black Togoman). Religion new obscurantist police (Mont Saint Michel Island army) for who doesn't sleep sat, burn witches and heretics governors trying to explain back pain in the morning.
Respect King Arthur and round table knights in Brocéliande forest legend, eat creps and drink cider.
Cette exquise pensée me traverse aussi bien souvent l'esprit. Et pour que vive la France, vive le roi !
@@loiseaunoir7528 Maisqu'esttunoussortoimoiy'aunnouveauroiquipointeleboutd'sonsniffjleprendsenrevolutionjluiniquelatete
After about a half-dozen Revolutions later, I guess the French didn't think it was still worth the bother.
@@mafanatoto2500 wtf?
Impressive, didnt know she was speaking french that good
Good thing she didn’t begin her speech with “My Lords and members of the House of Commons!”
My French lords, ladies and commoners...
Now that’s funny! What an amazing woman.
@Daniel Sebastianne Daiz, of course she wouldn’t say that. She’s not at a parliament.
she is honouring France by speaking french and showing how close the UK and France are.
As an American and very true Monarchist, I absolutely adore Her Royal Majesty The Queen. She is a heroine and true inspiration in my eyes and heart.
God save the Queen!
Long may She reign!
Let her become Queen of America !!
Angela Kindness yes!!!!
The Queen speaking in French is lovely. ❤️
Hello my friend
Long live the Queen !! The monarch & Long live ENGLAND.
Patrick Farrell Like
She could literally speak french whilst having an english accent
Of course the Queen of Britain can speak French. I don't know how or why I could ever have doubted her.
She speaks french very well and has a beautiful accent 🙏
the french protocole is marvellous...
I confirm you are right (I am French and I studied French constitutional history)
@Mark Gable Sorry monsieur mais en France nous sommes extrêmement loin de la monarchie, je pense que cela est prouvé par nous les choix et décisions sociales organisés par nôtre pays. Même si je le reconnais nous avons des membres hiérarchiques quelques peu étrange au pouvoir, nous ne pouvons certainement pas évoquer cela comme une monarchie, celle ci étant littéralement différentes. De veillez à distinguer traditions de protocoles, et monarchie de République. Bien à vous.
@@dcbenji2099 Le gouvernement actuel fonctionne comme une monarchie.
Tu remplaces l'Assemblée Nationale et le Sénat et les postes "officiels" par le conseil d'état, les ministres par le gouvernement et le président par le Roi. Et ce qu'un roi est *obligé* d'écouter le conseil d'état ? Non. Le gouvernement ? Non plus.
Est-ce que le roi a réellement besoin du conseil d'état et du gouvernement pour passer des lois ? Non. Il a les ordonnances et les édits. Qu'est-ce qu'a le président ? Les ordonnances.
Le roi pouvait aussi mettre ses plus chers amis au conseil d'état... Te souviens-tu de l'affaire Benalla ?
Longue vie au Roi Macron 1er !
Rated-R Sweet Chin Music Sur la théorie cette règle fonctionne mais pas sur la pratique. Le Roi a plein pouvoir et peut ne pas s’amender de son gouvernement ou de ses Lords dans le cas du RU, même si techniquement l’obligation est présente par « constitution » dont on a jamais vu la couleur. Cependant en France notre constitution est belle est bien présente, tout est l’intérêt de la République le Président n’a pour ordre que d’appliquer les lois et non de les choisir, ni même de les voter, d’une certaine façon les lois à blâmer sont l’œuvre de nos députés et nos ministres non du Président enfin pas totalement puisqu’il a droit d’abroger si réellement cette dernière n’est pas convenable. Il est inscrit dans la constitution et le conseil y veille rassurez vous que le Président n’a pas les pleins pouvoirs et n’a aucun d’y accéder sauf état d’urgence avec accord des présidents du Sénat et de l’Assemblée. (Je vous laisse vous référer aux textes de 1958). L’affaire Benala est quand à elle totalement illégale pour le coup raison pour laquelle le saviez vous notre cher président a été blâmé et sera jugé après son mandat, après toutes grosses tête et comme tout le monde les gens jouent avec le feux sans vraiment maîtriser mais très clairement notre politique et nos principes de fonctionnement ne sont pas totalement similaires à la monarchie et bien heureux, même si certaines règles y font penser souvenons-nous tout de même que notre constitution est construite sur d’anciens édile datant de la révolution période sortante de l’époque de monarchie absolue.
@@dcbenji2099 Oui mais je ne présentais pas le gouvernement comme une monarchie en m'appuyant sur la constitution ou quoique ce soit, je disais ça comme ça sur la, comme vous l'avez dit, sur la théorie. Je disais ça surtout pour critiquer notre président actuel à caractère "humoristique". Je suis désolé si j'ai pu, peut-être, vous offenser ?
Et puis monarchie comme "république" (je mets les " " parce que je sais qu'officiellement nous sommes dedans mais bon, j'ai quand même des doutes), ils sont tous autant corrompus
C'est vraiment tout à fait impeccable. Admirable!
Wow.. I really salute the queens husband..how supportive and always been by her side..
What a marvellous Queen , from any age ,any country ! God Bless Our Queen ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🥰 ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️
A nation founded on the principle of revolution and republic welcomes a Queen to it's Senate, that is rather poetic don't you think?
Republic doesn't mean sectarism ! And we are a so Old Republic that welcomes a Queen, the Pope or Lady Gaga to the Senate, who cares ... !
Mark Gable
The political scene of France during the revolution was completely at ends with that of Parliament of Great Britain.
The Bourbon kings believed in their God given divine right to rule, and Louis XVI believed in absolute monarchy.
France was run directly by the royals and nobles and they did not respect the people's wish for a constitution or a parliament.
In England, constitutional monarchy had been an idea since 1215 when the Magna Carta was signed and the royals there knew their place. They understood that parliament would assume most of the political responsibilities and that the monarch would reign more than rule.
James I of England was very confused with the constitutional monarchy of England as he held absolute power in Scotland and didn't understand that English parliament wouldn't stand for absolute power or divine right.
So no, you can't really say that the French could have kept a monarchy and achieved their goals of enforcing a constitution upon it. The English worked for 800 years to slowly strip the monarchy of political power, and it wasn't done overnight
tscos mexicanstyle
Thank you for your excellent summary.
We have William III to thank for the formal abolition of 'absolutism'
Would have the Bourbons been just a tad more like her, either the revolution wouldn't happen, or it would have a very different outcome.
xbqchm
Louis XVI belatedly attempted to raise the issue of constitutional reform on the British model but the rot had gone too deep and his enemies were determined to get rid of him.
Bankrupsy, corruption, social unrest and widespread famine - the 'old regime' was doomed.
Distance adds enchantment to the view: Today tourists flock to visit Versailles, Chambord and other 'royal' sites. Post cards of Marie Antoinette are on sale and sentimental articles are published and snapped up and well wishers follow the activities of the Count of Paris and Duke of Anjou.
Absolutely class.
Respects 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 Magnifique Discours ...... aucun accent ......💞......God Save the Queen .......🙏
Son français et son accent sont fabuleux.
The Queen: *"Je suis le sénat"*
C’était au Palais de L’ Elysée.
Puis à L’ Assemblée Nationale.
Merci beaucoup à vous ! 😉
It’s been noticed in the past that when you visit another country even if you don’t normally speak the language but give it your best shot you’ll find the locals more open to lending you a hand if you need it and appreciating the effort. It’s why when I go abroad I at least learn “hello”, “please” and “thank you” in the local language because it pays to be polite and it pays even more to be polite in someones own language. Hell, when I went to Portugal for a week I learned how to say “tea with milk please” and how to say “hello” and “thank you”. Always be a good tourist, never be “that” tourist.
That said the Queen does very well even if you can tell she doesn’t speak French much and you can tell the French are happier to hear her speaking to them in their own language.
Well yeah.
at the same time you don’t want to overdo it. especially in areas that already have high levels of english comprehension (i.e philippines or malaysia) some won’t find it as charming
Bs
@@RAPamme-ih8bm To which? That you can see that the French are appreciative or that I make an effort to be a polite tourist?
I really love my beautiful Queen❤️
Hello my friend how are you doing
She just amazing !
Isn't she? She is the perfect role model and inspiration not even for heads of state, but for everyone who strives to be a good leader.
First time i've seen. The Queen speaks french, great! Salam from Indonesia
HER FRENCH IS AMAZING 😍
Hier, aujourd'hui,demain : Merci, pour vôtre ouverture d'esprit.
Yesterday, today, tomorrow : Thank you , for your opennesse
Votre*
Vôtre is for pronoun
une grande dame !
I just love it when important or famous people speak french. It's sooo nice! I love their accents :))
Wow her accent 😍 j’aime bien 👏
Oui oui, c'est impersonate! Et toi aime bien???
Just a note to add: both the queen and Prince Philip speak fluent french. I know she was reading from a paper but watch the video with her when Francois Hollande came to visit at Buckingham palace.
Philip spoke :(
All her speeches are always written... it's part of protocol...and yes she speaks french fluently...
It is absolutely correct and courteous to make the effort to speak to people , in their own language.
The Queen's French is adorable
God Save HM The Queen 🇬🇧🇫🇷
RIP Queen Elizabeth ❤️
Elle prononce très bien les R par rapport à d'autres ! Elle est très compréhensible !
Wow! I never knew she spoke french! Quite well actually.
compu73rguy how do you know she speaks the language when she's merely reading it from a script?!
Catsnmi2 She pronounces it correctly even if the timing is off on certain words.
@@catsnmi270 she learnt french as a child and was fluent. as she is getting older maybe not as fluent, but she knows what she's talking about.
@@catsnmi270 she does. It's also obvious for a non native. I confirm her french is good enough to read a quit difficult speech
@@karima_MK As a french speaker living in France I can confirm that she has a terrible English accent when speaking french.
I’ve never heard the Queen speak French before. She speaks it well, she reminds me of my Mother.
It was shown in The Crown that the Queen is fluent in French...
So much respect for the queen and United Kingdom france will always a friend you can count
AP ARCHIVE, your uploads are great, but please start adding a date of the event in the description.
I speak English and Spanish, and I'm learning French but I don't speak it at all, yet I still understood almost every word she said.
She's amazing!
In France we have known for a long time that she can speak French.
We have heard her speak our language more than once. I don't know if she speaks other languages as well. Since the death of Prince Philip the French know now that he also knew how to speak French. Since his death, they have shown us several speeches and interviews (he had a good level) in French . He had lived in France for a few years, but as a young child and he during that time went to the American school in Paris. I was convinced that he did not speak French ,having never heard him speaking French, and I always wondered in what language he spoke with the French leaders, like de Gaulle or Chirac among others, during their meetings.
He also spoke German in particular.
She also was queen of Canada, so she often gave speeches there in French.
The royal family of Great Britain use to only speak French
German mostly. The dynastic name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German: Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, or Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha) was that of Victoria's German-born husband, Albert, prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland.
The English monarchy spoke a lot of French and Latin as they deemed English the peasant language
The British monarchy speaks a bunch of languages, but yeah, lots of German
Queen Elizabeth I spoke a bunch of languages, if I remember they were English, Latin, Spanish, French, Flemish. Maybe more
Let's not forget that there is a quote in french on the throne in westminster abey...
Now that’s some very good french
Respect to the Queen......all hail the King Charles of England
3:48 for a moment there I thought the Queen was bowing to the audience then I realised she was reaching for her bag...
Our Majesty the Queen is so majestic. We love her dearly. Long live the Queen!
Paix à son âme
Wow! Elle parle si bien! Sa Pronounciation est parfaite et il y a presque pas d’accent! On aurait jamais deviné quelle a grandit en Angleterre.
Are you deaf..........? Etes - vous sourd........?
@@michaelfox860 Ah non, je l’entends son accent, mais il est très faible. Compare le aux accents des autres anglophones et il devient parfait.
RIP Queen Elizabeth II, God save the Queen. May you rest in peace, Ma’am
Prince Philip speaks french fluently, better than the queen, no accent at all. As a child they spoke mostly french in his family.
He did but funnily her accent was taught as she shoukd always keep a british accent
Great effort, madam!
"madam"? Really, Andrian !!
who else had no idea that the queen spoke French until after her death? Just me, ok
God Save the Queen!Elle parle magnifiquement bien le français!
Qu'il y ait la paix entre les deux pays après des siècles de haine et de guerres et la paix dans le monde,plus de néo colonialisme!
RIP Your Majesty, you will be sorely missed. Sweet dreams 💜💜💜🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😞😞💜💜💜
You know AP, it would be nice to provide a date with these archive videos. They're almost pointless without it.
it says “6 april 2004” in the description
Respect
Elle parlait incroyablement bien le français
Elle le lisait très bien plutôt...son mari lui, le parlait très bien.
@@jeremie2020 oui en effet, j'ai vu une interview de son mari en français. C'est impressionant
HRM is a ‘class act’ of the highest caliber. I am an American with French heritage; I was the first one in my family born in the USA. Other heads of state should follow her example. I suggest the first one to take a lesson from her is the current US president. However, I think he is beyond any help anyone could give or offer.
"HRM" ?
HRM = Her Royal Majesty
@Kenneth Bourghs So true, i can't imagine Trump speaking anything than English. You are proud of your roots and that's nice !
Greetings from France ;-)
Hello my friend
Fazza Muhammad Hello
Great video. This Englishman loves France.
She learned it from governesses. She is not German. She is English. Her ancestors are German, English, Scots and Danes et ceteri the product of royal intermarriages. Nicholas II was at most 1/16 Russian the rest German and Danish. Go figure.
Her mother was Scottish.
Rest in Paradise, Your Majesty. We miss you!
She made it across those cobble stone streets, nice going mum.