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The Queen Flashcards

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1
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I’d like to be the queen of

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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…

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

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Duty first

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Duty first, self second

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5
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You are my tenth

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You are my tenth Prime Minister, Mr Blair.

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6
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What ever it is it’ll be

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

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This is a

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This is a private matter

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This is a family funeral…

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This is a family funeral… not a fairground

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I believe the moment for

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I believe the moment for statements has passed

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Maybe we are partly

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Maybe we are partly to blame

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Restrained grief and

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Restrained grief and sober, private mourning.

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12
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Show us

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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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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

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And as a grandmother

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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
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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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I have never

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I have never been hated like that before

20
Q

The portrait painter is

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Mr Crawford

21
Q

We’re in danger of
losing too much

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

22
Q

the sheer joy of

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the sheer joy of being partial

23
Q

The Queens private secretary

A

ROBIN JANVRIN

24
Q

most radical modernisation and
shake-up of

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

25
Q

“In Balmoral

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“In Balmoral all seems to breathe
freedom and peace

26
Q

let’s cancel everything else

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let’s cancel everything else.
This is going to be massive

27
Q

Blair’s press secretary

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ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

28
Q

Diana’s brother

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EARL SPENCER

29
Q

No member of the Royal family will

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No member of the Royal family will
speak publicly about this

30
Q

Her instinct is to

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Her instinct is to do nothing. Say
nothing

31
Q

it won’t be long before the Royals
become

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it won’t be long before the Royals
become public enemy no 1

32
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Maybe we are

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Maybe we are partly to blame

33
Q

They exist in a ludicrous cocoon
of

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They exist in a ludicrous cocoon
of privilege and wealth

34
Q

Will someone save these people

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Will someone save these people
from themselves…

35
Q

“Show us there’s a heart in

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“Show us there’s a heart in the House
of Windsor,”

36
Q

That’s the way we do things in this
country

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That’s the way we do things in this
country. Quietly. With dignity.

37
Q

I think there’s
something…ugly

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I think there’s
something…ugly about the way
everyone’s started to bully her

38
Q

A chorus line of

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A chorus line of soap stars and
homosexuals

39
Q

70% of people believe your actions

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70% of people believe your actions have
damaged the monarchy

40
Q

one in four are now in favour of

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one in four are now in favour of abolishing the
monarchy altogether

41
Q

no one seems to value tradition or

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no one seems to value tradition or constancy any more.

42
Q

She’s executed it with dignity, honour and,

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She’s executed it with dignity, honour and … without a single
blemish

43
Q

We have all been trying

A

We have all been trying in our
different ways to cope

44
Q

Mr “Saviour

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Mr “Saviour of the Monarchy.”

45
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I prefer to keep my feelings

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I prefer to keep my feelings to myself

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