Anthony Holden Quotes
It's a problem for him because he's got - like Edward VII had - nearly all his lifetime to wait until he becomes Monarch. What is he going to do with it? So he wants to do something positive but he always courts those dangers.
Holden, Anthony. Interview. Frontline: The Princess and the Press, PBS, 1997.
The Emperor had made his brother King of Holland to function as a French military Governor. But Louis Napoleon. Who took an oath as the King of Holland, took his oath and responsibilities seriously and tried to serve Dutch interests which his brother cared for not at all. Louis Napoleon had an impossible situation with dual loyalty that was incompatible.
The king would often walk alone or with only a few companions. His brother expressed concern about exposing the royal person to risk.
She responded to the Lord Chief Justice and to Lord Cecil and asked them to so inform the Commons and the House of Lords. Cecil needed three drafts to convey the response but tone it down a little, thus performing the duties of a modern press secretary.
President John Adams, a Federalist, had a formal, European view of the Presidency. Mrs. Adams, unlike her predecessor, was heavily involved in partisan politics. Gallatin was one of the opposition leaders.
You see this palace is now yours, and the city is in your power; what do you think ought to be done?
Their first act was to “elect” him Gonfalonier.
After the King’s appointment in 1921 she “advised” him on establishing this regime and operating the government. At a time that women could not even vote in England, Bell was a kingmaker and major power in an area of the world that was much more sexist than England at the time.
Not all kings were uncaring aristocrats and a few were excellent, compassionate, rulers. Most were not however.
The Princess was Victoria who was to become the Sovereign of England but at the time was only 11 years old. The Duchess was her mother and guardian and responsible for her upbringing and education. However, note that because a future sovereign was involved, the official Church of England was required by the existing law to provide oversight to her upbringing, and this memo was one of the Duchess’s periodic report to the Church. Also it is interesting that this young princess, destined to be the most powerful person in the world at the time, was brought up to “live for others” and not to be pompous or dazzled with power. The Duchess did a terrific job because not only was Victoria to reign over the British Empire for 62 years, but Queen Victoria is regarded by many historians as one of the best, if not the best, monarch who ever reigned anywhere.
Anthony Holden is an English writer, broadcaster and critic, particularly known as a biographer of artists including Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, Leigh Hunt, Lorenzo da Ponte and Laurence Olivier, and of members of the British royal family, notably Charles, Prince of Wales. He has also published translations of opera and Ancient Greek poetry as well as several autobiographical books about poker. In 2009, he was elected the first President of the International Federation of Poker (IFP).
