“We, her people of Gibraltar, are perhaps the only ones in her reign who have chosen to remain British on two occasions… We’ve chosen her twice… So we can proudly say that she is our Queen by invitation and not imposition.”

— Fabian Picardo

About Queen Elizabeth II in a speech to crowds in Casemates Square on Gibraltar National Day 2013.
[12 September 2015, Gibraltar: Elizabeth “our Queen by invitation and not by imposition; twice voted”, http://en.mercopress.com/2015/09/12/gibraltar-elizabeth-our-queen-by-invitation-and-not-by-imposition-twice-voted, MercoPress, 20 October 2015]
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