Queen Elizabeth delivers speech in French during Quebec 1964 visit

Queen Elizabeth can be seen delivering a speech in seemingly fluent French during her 1964 visit to the Canadian city of Quebec in CBC archive footage. Her Majesty addressed the legislature on the centenary of the Quebec Resolutions, a list of 72 policy directives that formed the basis of Canada’s Constitution. “It is agreeable for me to think that there exists in our Commonwealth a country where I can express myself officially in French,“ she says. The Queen’s visit to Canada was met with anti-royal and separatist protests. Elizabeth II passed away peacefully aged 96 on Thursday, 8 September. Watch more videos at the Independent TV: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: