Queen Elizabeth Makes a 'Secret' Visit to an Important Location in London!
Queen Elizabeth is making a surprise visit.
The 93-year-old Queen of England visited the headquarters of secret intelligence agency MI5 on Tuesday (February 25) in London, United Kingdom.
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The Queen wore a plum coat and matching hat as she took a personal tour of the spy center alongside Sir Andrew Parker, the director of MI5.
“I would like to take my visit here today as an opportunity to thank you all. I am always struck by the remarkable resolve with which you carry out your vital role,” she said during the visit, which did not allow for reporters or cameras inside the building.
“There will no doubt continue to be significant threats and challenges ahead. But on each of my visits to MI5, I have been impressed by the way that you have adapted to the changing threats to our nation. Whether responding to the threats from the Nazis or the Cold War, domestic terrorism or the cybersphere, you have always demonstrated the utmost commitment to your motto: ‘Regnum Defende’ (Defence of the Realm),” she went on to say in her speech.
“Because of the nature of your work, it is without public recognition, so it is on behalf of the country that I say to you all, thank you.”
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