In one of her most resolute and rarely candid moments, Queen Elizabeth II spoke with unmistakable authority when addressing the Ulster Defence Regiment, declaring that those who refuse to stand by while evil prospers must remain firm, and that terrorism cannot be allowed to win. Delivered amid the ongoing violence of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, this was not a routine ceremonial speech but a moral statement shaped by years of loss, fear, and national trauma, at a time when many UDR members—

Catherine the Great - Not Quite Catherine Yet - Extra History - Part 1