Word: queene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Unlike her predecessors, the present Queen has been trained as head of state from the beginning. It is significant to note the difference in the education she got and that Princess Margaret got, and the discipline that the Queen has been under and Princess Margaret has not. I don't say Margaret would ever have made such a good Queen. But she could have been brought up very differently. Elizabeth, thank God, married the right man, himself brought up in the navy, and has an eldest son who is also a professional naval officer...
...often asked Prime Ministers from Winston onward, and especially Harold Wilson, what they felt about the constitutional monarchy. Wilson said: "The Queen is the most professional head of state in the world. My most precious day was my Tuesday audience with her. At first I thought it was going to be fun to see a pretty woman and talk to her. But, my God, she put me through it if I hadn't done my homework...
Another area in which Charles will be increasingly active is representing the Queen and Philip on royal visits abroad, such as his recent presiding over the independence ceremonies in Papua New Guinea. If you want to make an analogy with the U.S., I think Charles will more and more assume the globe-trotting activities-other than political-of an American Vice President. Overall, one can be certain that the Queen, unlike Victoria, who prevented Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales from doing anything worthwhile, will not block Prince Charles. If the Prime Minister...
...this respect, the Queen, Philip and Charles are the complete antithesis of the Duke of Windsor. I recall how, when Windsor arrived in the Bahamas as Governor-General in 1940, he savaged the feelings of one of the island's most distinguished colored citizens. Sir Etienne Dupuch, owner and editor of the Tribune [the most influential newspaper in the Bahamas]. had called at Government House to tender his respects. Windsor, who was standing just outside the main gate, dismissed Dupuch with the withering comment: "Colored people to the tradesmen's entrance...
...girl he wants to marry, but I would not think he's sure that he's actually met "the one." He does not want anyone who is likely to accept him very readily. If she did, it would be for the wrong reason-wanting to be Queen. The girl he's searching for is the one who does not want to be Queen, who will only do it out of love for him and affectionate desire to help and serve...