Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will always hold a special place in our hearts and we in Barbados will always treasure the memories of her visits to the island, in particular on Wednesday, the nineteenth of February 1975 when she knighted our first National Hero the Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers on the Garrison Savannah.
It is always a great pleasure to be in Barbados. I can truly say that I feel very much at home here. Other members of my family too are always pleased to come here to enjoy that generous hospitality for which this island and its people have long been famous.