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Letter from Her Majesty Queen Elizabethh II to the Cook Islands People
WARM WISHES FROM H.M. THE QUEEN
Her Majesty the Queen (Queen Elizabeth II) - who, to this day remains the official head of state - sent "warmest greetings" to her people on Constitution Day, 1965.
She also says in a letter: "Although I have not yet been able to visit you in person, I have always rejoiced to hear news of your progress and welfare.
"It is my sincere wish that this important day in your long history will be blest by Almighty God and will be the door to a happy and prosperous future.
"KIA ORANA. KOTOU KATAOTOA"
Signed: Elizabeth
Dated: 4th August, 1965
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