Queen pays tribute to husband in Commonwealth speech

The Queen has paid tribute to both her husband and son in her opening speech at this year's Commonwealth summit.

Speaking in Malta as Heads of Government met to discuss a wide agenda of global issues, the Queen referred to how she spent the early days of her marriage to Prince Philip living on the Mediterranean island and how it coincided with the founding of the Commonwealth.

She said:

Prince Philip and I first came to live here in 1949, the same year in which the Commonwealth was founded.

The sixty-six years since then have seen a vast expansion of human freedom: the forging of independent nations and new Commonwealth members, many millions of people sprung from the trap of poverty, and the unleashing of the talents of a global population. I have been privileged to witness this transformation, and to consider its purpose.

– THE QUEEN