Diction In Queen Elizabeth's Speech

In her speech, Queen Elizabeth uses a restrained tone and subtle diction with quiet yet powerful syntax in order to serve her royal duty as queen and pleas the masseslwho mourn Princess Diana’s death. Employing inclusive personal pronouns, such as "we", suggests that she islincluding the nation and royal family and expressing sadness as the loss of Diana. Shortly after, she delicately states the mixture of feelings "we"; addressing just the royal family, have "experienced in the past few days" pointing to the recent controversial events in the family. Tension furtherlmanifests as Queen Elizabeth attempts to support the concern and emotional response she states she has by appealing to ethos, "as your queen and as a grandmother" yet also
hinting at the personal conflict when adding "I say from my heart". A restricted tone is even more evident in the use of very careful wording, the Queen shows she speaks for herself saying "I for one" and in a oblique way, avoids any moralizing when stating there are "lessons to be drawn from her life", making sure to keep this speech formal. Lastly, the Queen places her personal motivation to honor Diana, less than that of the nations highlighted as the Queen says "I share in your determination", effectively putting her magnitude of remembrance after the nations.