There was a very human touch, too, as the Queen walked to the altar to offer the Sword of State in the service of God.

She glanced quickly towards the Royal Gallery where her small son, Prince Charles, standing between Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, solemnly watched the service.

The Queen Gives Pledge In Talk To Empire
LONDON, June 2 (A.A.P.).-
The Queen, in a broadcast to the world to-night will thank her people for their loyalty and affection, and give them an assurance that “throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.”

The broadcast is the final official duty carried out by the Queen on her Coronation day.

She will-be introduced by the Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The text of her speech (released to the
Press several hours before it was due to be delivered) is:

“When I spoke to you last at Christmas, I asked you all, whatever your religion, to pray for me on the day of my
Coronation-to pray that God would give me wisdom and strength to carry out the promises that I should then be
making.

“PRAYERS WITH ME”

“Throughout this memorable day, I have been uplifted and sustained by the knowledge that your thoughts and prayers were with me.

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“I have been aware all the time that my peoples, spread far and wide throughout every continent and ocean in the world, were united to support me in the task to which I have now been dedicated with such solemnity.

“Many thousands of you came to London from all parts of the Commonwealth and Empire to join in the ceremony, but I have been conscious, too, of the millions of others who have shared in it by means of wireless or television in their homes.

“All of you, near or far, have been united in one purpose.

“It is hard for me to find words in which to tell you of the strength which this knowledge has given me.”