Robert Lacey

A Brief Life of the Queen

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  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    ‘The most profound satisfaction that royalty provides is that it gives us a paradise to inhabit.’
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    Elizabeth was not easily deflected from her purpose. At first glance the shy Princess and the dashing Viking played out a conventional stereotype–assertive male and submissive female. But as events unrolled, it was Elizabeth’s quiet willpower and solid patience that won them both what they wanted.
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    Remember how your father, by shouting at you, and making you feel uncomfortable, lost all your real affection. None of his sons are his friends, because he is not understanding and helpful to them.
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    Always try and talk very quietly to children. Never shout or frighten them, as otherwise you lose their delightful trust in you.
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    Be very careful not to ridicule your children or laugh at them…
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    From the first moment of talking,’ he said, ‘she showed so much character, that it was impossible not to wonder whether history would not repeat itself.’
  • Xuraman Memmedovahas quoted6 years ago
    ‘As far as I can see, some people have to be fed royalty like sea-lions fish.’
  • Дмитрий Кувшиновhas quoted7 years ago
    ‘You can’t have been here long–you haven’t got a pot belly’ (Hungary, 1993)
  • Дмитрий Кувшиновhas quoted7 years ago
    Grief is the price we pay for love
  • Дмитрий Кувшиновhas quoted7 years ago
    ‘Oh, Borya,’ exclaimed the delighted Naina Yeltsin. ‘We can have our own Queen’s garden out at the dacha!’
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