The Queen Flashcards

(45 cards)

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I’d like to be the queen of

A

I’d like to be the queen of people’s hearts

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You’re the sovereign. The head of State. You don’t

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You’re the sovereign. The head of State. You don’t get dictated to.

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People want glamour and tears… the grand performance…

A

People want glamour and tears… the grand performance… and I’m not very good at that.

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4
Q

Duty first

A

Duty first, self second

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5
Q

You are my tenth

A

You are my tenth Prime Minister, Mr Blair.

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6
Q

What ever it is it’ll be

A

What ever it is it’ll be something to do with Diana

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7
Q

This is a

A

This is a private matter

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8
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This is a family funeral…

A

This is a family funeral… not a fairground

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9
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I believe the moment for

A

I believe the moment for statements has passed

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10
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Maybe we are partly

A

Maybe we are partly to blame

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11
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Restrained grief and

A

Restrained grief and sober, private mourning.

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12
Q

Show us

A

Show us you care

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13
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Your people are

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Your people are suffering

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14
Q

I declare that my whole life shall be

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I declare that my whole life shall be dedicated to your (the UK’s) service

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15
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And as a

A

And as a grandmother

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16
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‘Do you think you can say it?’

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‘Do you think you can say it?’ ‘Do I have a choice?’

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17
Q

Just make sure you

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Just make sure you never let the boys hear you talking like that!

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18
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There’s been a change

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There’s been a change, a shift in values

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19
Q

I have never

A

I have never been hated like that before

20
Q

The portrait painter is

21
Q

We’re in danger of
losing too much

A

We’re in danger of
losing too much that’s good about this
country

22
Q

the sheer joy of

A

the sheer joy of being partial

23
Q

The Queens private secretary

A

ROBIN JANVRIN

24
Q

most radical modernisation and
shake-up of

A

most radical modernisation and
shake-up of the Constitution in three
hundred years

25
“In Balmoral
“In Balmoral all seems to breathe freedom and peace
26
let’s cancel everything else
let’s cancel everything else. This is going to be massive
27
Blair's press secretary
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
28
Diana's brother
EARL SPENCER
29
No member of the Royal family will
No member of the Royal family will speak publicly about this
30
Her instinct is to
Her instinct is to do nothing. Say nothing
31
it won’t be long before the Royals become
it won’t be long before the Royals become public enemy no 1
32
Maybe we are
Maybe we are partly to blame
33
They exist in a ludicrous cocoon of
They exist in a ludicrous cocoon of privilege and wealth
34
Will someone save these people
Will someone save these people from themselves...
35
“Show us there’s a heart in
“Show us there’s a heart in the House of Windsor,”
36
That’s the way we do things in this country
That’s the way we do things in this country. Quietly. With dignity.
37
I think there’s something...ugly
I think there’s something...ugly about the way everyone’s started to bully her
38
A chorus line of
A chorus line of soap stars and homosexuals
39
70% of people believe your actions
70% of people believe your actions have damaged the monarchy
40
one in four are now in favour of
one in four are now in favour of abolishing the monarchy altogether
41
no one seems to value tradition or
no one seems to value tradition or constancy any more.
42
She’s executed it with dignity, honour and,
She’s executed it with dignity, honour and ... without a single blemish
43
We have all been trying
We have all been trying in our different ways to cope
44
Mr “Saviour
Mr “Saviour of the Monarchy.”
45
I prefer to keep my feelings
I prefer to keep my feelings to myself