Now, next week, Llywydd, many throughout Wales will use the opportunity of the extended public holiday to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee—from a concert in Cardiff castle to a picnic in Llantrisant, a tea party in Burry Port to a regatta in Tremadog bay. Llywydd, it's part of the responsibility of being First Minister in this Senedd to become a member of the Queen's Privy Council and, as such, on 2 June, I will represent the Government and people here in Wales at the royal gun salute and the festival of music in Cardiff Bay, together with, I'm sure, thousands of other Welsh citizens. The following day, I will attend the service of thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee at St Paul's Cathedral. And, on 4 June, I will be at Buckingham Palace for the culmination of the weekend's celebrations.

But, far beyond those more formal events, there will, of course, be far more other opportunities to mark the Platinum Jubilee. There will be the lighting of beacons throughout Wales—in Newport, Bridgend, Brecon, Montgomery, Llanidloes and Rhyl—joining over 1,500 such beacons across the United Kingdom and far beyond the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth. In a speech on the day of her coronation, the Queen, having pledged herself to the service of her people, vowed,

'Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.'

And there is no doubt, Llywydd, that that trust has been earned over the 70 years that have followed. The celebration and events of the coming weeks will be an indication of the deep respect in which the Queen is held, and an expression of the gratitude for her many years of selfless service. It's on that basis that I invite all Members of the Senedd to support the proposition in front of us this afternoon, that we congratulate the Queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee and pay tribute to her steadfast support for Wales over the last 70 years. Diolch yn fawr.