As Queen Elizabeth celebrates 65 years as the ruling monarch of the United Kingdom, we are looking back on Rev. Graham’s memories of the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

Billy Graham on Queen Elizabeth

“No one in Britain has been more cordial toward us then Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Almost every occasion I have been with her has been in a warm, informal setting, such as a luncheon or dinner.

Her official position has prevented her from openly endorsing our Crusade meetings. But by welcoming us and having me preach on several occasions to the royal family at Windsor and Sandringham, she has gone out of her way to be quietly supportive of our mission. She is unquestionably one of the best-informed people on world affairs I have ever met.”