English: May I join other Members, too, in firstly saying how warming it is to see Members from across the political spectrum coming together today to mark our respects and pay tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II? This unity of spirit reminds me of back when I was a teenager, and I will make some personal reflections as well. When I was a teenager, the Queen visited my school in Colwyn Bay, and it turns out that this was referenced by Darren Millar a moment ago, as she visited my school in Colwyn Bay at Eirias Park. What struck me from this visit was not the deputy mayor of Towyn and Kinmel Bay doing the Mexican wave. What struck me from this visit, apart from how clean the place suddenly became, was the breadth of people who came to see her - all people from different ages, different backgrounds, different races, different creeds. Even in my younger age, as a teenager, I clocked that she was a uniting figure - somebody who brought people together. This was again exemplified during the COVID lockdowns. If we remember, Her Majesty gave an incredibly moving speech that, for me personally, gave me great strength through a very difficult time for my family. And I will quote the lines that really struck a chord with me. Her Majesty said: 'Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome itWe should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.' Those words were so important for so many at that time, and united us together again. Her power and ability to unite was a clear demonstration of the level at which she conducted herself, changing with the times as she needed to, earning the respect and admiration of so many. The other area that I would like to pay tribute to today is the example of service and duty that so many here have already mentioned. She set a great example for us all. She carried out her role with dignity and respect, serving her country and her people right until the very end, as we saw last week. This, of course, stems from her time - and people have already quoted this - as a 21-year-old, when she declared: 'I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.' Perhaps the biggest difference between the Queen and the vast majority of us is that she kept her promise. She kept her promise before she was Queen and through her 70 years of reigning. Her Majesty worked with 15 Prime Ministers, and I'm sure that some were more difficult to work with than others. She conducted tens of thousands of royal engagements, she was patron and president of over 600 charities, and of course was our longest reigning monarch of all time. Her Majesty set the best possible example to every single one of us. That's why, when I took my oath of allegiance to be sworn in as a Member of this Welsh Parliament, it was the utmost pleasure to swear my allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty devoted her life to this country - a rock for so many for so long. Thank you, Ma'am, for your unwavering service, and God save the King.
Welsh: A gaf i mi ymuno ag Aelodau eraill hefyd, wrth ddweud yn gyntaf pa mor braf yw gweld Aelodau o bob rhan o'r sbectrwm gwleidyddol yn dod at ei gilydd heddiw i nodi ein parch a thalu teyrnged i'r Frenhines Elizabeth II? Mae'r undod yma o ysbryd yn fy atgoffa o'r adeg pan oeddwn yn fy arddegau, ac fe wna i rannu rhai atgofion personol hefyd. Pan oeddwn i yn fy arddegau, ymwelodd y Frenhines â fy ysgol ym Mae Colwyn, a digwydd bod fe gyfeiriodd Darren Millar at hyn funud yn ôl, gan iddi ymweld â fy ysgol ym Mae Colwyn ym Mharc Eirias. Yr hyn a wnaeth fy nharo i o'r ymweliad hwn oedd nid dirprwy faer Towyn a Bae Cinmel yn gwneud y don Mecsicanaidd. Yr hyn a wnaeth fy nharo o'r ymweliad hwn, ar wahân i ba mor lân y daeth y lle'n sydyn, oedd y lliaws o bobl wahanol a ddaeth i'w gweld - pobl o wahanol oedrannau, gwahanol gefndiroedd, gwahanol hiliau, gwahanol gredoau. Hyd yn oed pan oeddwn yn iau, yn fy arddegau, deallais ei bod hi'n ffigwr a oedd yn uno pobl - yn rhywun a oedd yn dod â phobl at ei gilydd. Cafodd hyn ei amlygu eto yn ystod cyfnodau clo COVID. Os cofiwn, rhoddodd Ei Mawrhydi araith anhygoel o deimladwy, a rhoddodd hynny, i mi'n bersonol, gryfder mawr i mi drwy gyfnod anodd iawn i fy nheulu. A dyfynnaf y llinellau a darodd dant gyda mi mewn gwirionedd. Dywedodd Ei Mawrhydi: 'Gyda'n gilydd rydym yn mynd i'r afael â'r clefyd hwn, ac fe hoffwn i eich sicrhau, os ydym yn parhau i fod yn unedig ac yn benderfynol, yna byddwn yn ei oresgynDylem gymryd cysur, er y gallem fod â mwy o hyd i'w ddioddef, bydd dyddiau gwell yn dychwelyd: byddwn gyda'n ffrindiau eto; byddwn gyda'n teuluoedd eto; byddwn yn cyfarfod eto.' Roedd y geiriau hynny mor bwysig i gymaint bryd hynny, ac yn ein huno gyda'n gilydd eto. Roedd ei phŵer a'i gallu i uno yn arddangosiad clir o safon ei hymarweddiad, gan newid gyda'r oes fel yr oedd angen iddi, gan ennill parch ac edmygedd cynifer. Yr agwedd arall yr hoffwn dalu teyrnged iddi heddiw yw'r enghraifft o wasanaeth a dyletswydd y mae cymaint yma wedi'i grybwyll yn barod. Gosododd esiampl wych i ni i gyd. Cyflawnodd ei swyddogaeth gydag urddas a pharch, gan wasanaethu ei gwlad a'i phobl yn briodol tan y diwedd un, fel y gwelsom yr wythnos ddiwethaf. Mae hyn, wrth gwrs, yn deillio o'i hamser - ac mae pobl eisoes wedi dyfynnu hyn - â hithau'n 21 oed, pan ddatganodd: 'Rwy'n datgan ger eich bron chi i gyd y caiff fy holl fywyd boed yn hir neu'n fyr ei neilltuo i'ch gwasanaeth.' Efallai mai'r gwahaniaeth fwyaf rhwng y Frenhines a'r mwyafrif llethol ohonom ni yw iddi gadw ei haddewid. Cadwodd ei haddewid cyn iddi fod yn Frenhines a thrwy ei 70 mlynedd o deyrnasu. Gweithiodd Ei Mawrhydi gyda 15 o Brif Weinidogion, ac rwy'n siŵr bod rhai yn anoddach i weithio gyda nhw nag eraill. Cynhaliodd ddegau ar filoedd o ymgysylltiadau brenhinol, roedd yn noddwr ac yn llywydd dros 600 o elusennau, ac wrth gwrs hi oedd ein brenhines a deyrnasodd hiraf erioed. Gosododd Ei Mawrhydi yr esiampl orau bosibl i bob un ohonom ni. Dyna pam, pan gymerais fy llw o deyrngarwch a thyngu llw yn Aelod o Senedd Cymru, pleser o'r mwyaf oedd datgan fy nheyrngarwch i'w Mawrhydi y Frenhines Elizabeth II. Cysegrodd Ei Mawrhydi ei bywyd i'r wlad hon - craig i gymaint cyhyd. Diolch i chi, Fawrhydi, am eich gwasanaeth diwyro, a Duw gadwo'r Brenin.