Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch

by Sally Bedell Smith

  88. “curious mixture of the traditional and the radical”: Tony Blair, p. 146.

  89. “One of the main purposes of the monarchy”: Kenneth Rose interview.

  90. “appalling old waxworks”: Paxman, p. 181.

  91. “With a bit of luck, he will be old enough”: Robert Salisbury interview.

  92. “Life changes overnight when you inherit the throne”: David Airlie interview.

  93. “not spoiled or stubborn”: Confidential interview.

  94. “he will have to shake the bloody hand”: Andrew Roberts interview.

  95. “Whilst the vast majority”: Daily Telegraph, March 8, 2010.

  96. “command the same respect”: Daily Mail, Nov. 30, 2010.

  97. An ICM research poll: Time, Nov. 22, 2010.

  98. Before his visit, polls consistently showed: The Mail on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010.

  99. “My grandmother once said”: New Zealand Herald, March 19, 2011.

  100. “He came, he saw, he charmed”: Herald Sun, March 20, 2011.

  101. “He would likely lose the resources”: As part of the Sovereign Grant bill passed by Parliament in October 2011 to change the funding of the royal family, Duchy of Cornwall revenues will be given to an heir to the throne who is not the Duke of Cornwall, enabling a firstborn daughter to receive that significant inheritance for the first time.

  102. “There is no question in Prince William’s mind”: Sunday Telegraph, Nov. 27, 2010.

  103. “The future could not be more optimistic”: Malcolm Ross interview.

  104. “We get along really well”: BBC interview, Nov. 19, 2004.

  105. “He learns a lot by osmosis”: Confidential interview.

  106. “They don’t want to be Hello magazine princes”: Confidential interview.

  107. “With William and Harry we are easing into that”: Confidential interview.

  108. Even more significant was the Queen’s assertiveness: Confidential interview.

  109. “He is not only wise”: Charles Anson interview.

  110. “sleeping rough”: Associated Press, Dec. 22, 2009.

  111. “These kinds of events are much more fulfilling”: Sunday Times, Dec. 27, 2009.

  112. “I had the piss taken out of me”: Sunday Telegraph, Jan. 24, 2010.

  113. “loving and caring”: Tom Bradby interview with Prince William and Catherine Middleton, ITV, Nov. 16, 2010.

  114. “absolutely delighted”: Confidential interview.

  115. “had a little chat”: Bradby interview, ITV, Nov. 16, 2010.

  116. “They have been practicing long enough!”: BBC News, Nov. 16, 2010.

  117. “a great cheer … banging of the table”: Daily Telegraph, Nov. 16, 2010.

  118. “big, beer-loving lug”: Ibid., Dec. 26, 2010.

  119. Kelly was a Canadian management consultant: CTV, Dec. 30, 2010.

  120. “From the pit to the Palace”: Malcolm Ross interview.

  121. “We’re both down-to-earth”: Prince William and Catherine Middleton photocall interview, St. James’s Palace, Nov. 16, 2010.

  122. “great, loving boyfriend”: Bradby interview, ITV, Nov. 15, 2010.

  123. The Queen was deeply involved: Confidential interview.

  124. Even the Queen and Prince Philip had an allocation: Ibid.

  125. she arranged for Angela Kelly’s staff: Margaret Rhodes interview.

  126. For more than ninety minutes, Elizabeth II mingled: Author’s observations.

  127. “Usually when members of the royal family”: Confidential interview.

  128. “Come on, you two”: Author’s observations.

  129. “And everyone was so friendly”: Confidential interview.

  130. She spent nearly a half hour: Author’s observations.

  131. but had resumed her daily outing: Confidential interview.

  132. “It is absolutely natural”: Daily Telegraph, May 1, 2011.

  133. “deeply unpretentious”: BBC News, April 21, 2011.

  134. “You are beautiful”: Daily Mail, April 30, 2011.

  135. “Well, are you happy?” The Mail on Sunday, May 1, 2011.

  136. “amazing”: Daily Mail, April 30, 2011.

  137. They were also being followed by 400 million: The Times, April 30, 2011.

  138. 237 tweets per second: The Independent, May 1, 2011.

  139. “for the nation to come together”: The Times, April 30, 2011.

  140. “the team of the future”: Daily Mail, April 29, 2011.

  141. where the springtime floral decorations included: Confidential interview.

  142. “The venue was palatial”: Sunday Telegraph, May 1, 2011.

  143. During a visit with her: New Zealand Herald, April 27, 2011.

  144. a thoughtful gesture that she mentioned: Confidential interview.

  145. More than half of the country’s adults: Daily Telegraph, May 4, 2011.

  146. “thrilled to have a daughter”: The Times, April 30, 2011.

  147. “push his wheelchair”: Sunday Times, May 1, 2011.

  148. “allowing us to invade”: Confidential interview.

  149. “for putting up with numerous”: Sunday Times, May 1, 2011.

  150. “William and Catherine were coming down to earth”: Margaret Rhodes interview.

  151. numbers that astonished Palace officials: Confidential interview.

  152. In a YouGov poll: Sunday Times, May 1, 2011.

  153. “Wow, wow, wow”: BBC News, May 20, 2011.

  154. “not always been straightforward”: Reuters, May 18, 2011.

  155. “helped to release … sorrow”: Irish Times, May 21, 2011.

  156. “sincere expression of sympathy”: Daily Telegraph, May 20, 2011.

  157. “I don’t think anybody could have achieved”: Financial Times, May 20, 2011.

  158. “left us feeling a bit better”: Ibid.

  159. “essential”: The Economist, May 26, 2011.

  160. “for the grandson of a Kenyan”: The Guardian, May 25, 2011.

  161. The Queen herself gave them a tour: New York Times, May 24, 2011.

  162. a private twenty-minute meeting: Daily Mail, May 26, 2011.

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