Royal Traditions Quotes

Royalty puts a human face on the operations of government.

That's exactly how I felt. So getting to suddenly know this young [princess] Margaret, who had this extraordinary life - it was sad and tragic and difficult and sort of astonishing and getting to know her young self was amazing because it completely defied all my expectations.

If I am going to be the future bloody Queen of England I'm going to wear that dress once because I'm giving up the rest of my life, all of my privacy. At least I can get a new dress every day!

The birth certificate of the royal baby lists her parents' occupations as being 'the prince and princess of the United Kingdom.' It says that under occupation, which I guess sounds better than 'unemployed.'

I know he [Prince] is up there saying to me, "This is not the way I wanted it to happen, Stevie."

[Queen Elizabeth] is just the granny queen! She's our granny queen who shakes people's hands!

I love being in London because it means I am breathing the same air as the Queen.

I've always been pretty indifferent towards the royal family. I went on a school trip once to Buckingham Palace, and all I can remember is that it was really boring.

No scandal about Queen Elizabeth, I hope?

I was happy to be in England, because my mother had always loved the royals, and so do I.

Americans also seem to believe that the monarchy is a kind of mediaeval hangover, encumbered by premodern notions of decorum; the reality is that the British monarchy, for good or ill, is a modern political institution - perhaps the first modern political institution.

People are so much more fascinated by the royal family generally than in England.