“Thatcher once said that if she were a visitor from Mars required to create a constitutional system, "I would set up ... a hereditary monarchy, wonderfully trained, in duty and in leadership which understands example, which is always there, which… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share Image
“Your Majesty, I'm afraid everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong," said Major Sir Michael Parker, an impresario for royal events with… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“As the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the monarch is the defender of the faith—the official religion of the country, established by… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Charles is difficult to pigeonhole politically. Tony Blair wrote that he considered him a “curious mixture of the traditional and the radical (at one… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Asked to explain how he became a war hero he (Kennedy) responded, "It was involuntary. They think my boat.” — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Charles and their advisers and staff dealt with Diana’s bewildering and often infuriating behavior by placating her, trying to distract her, and ultimately, out… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Philip revealed his carefully cloaked emotions when he wrote to his mother-in-law, "Cherish Lilibet? I wonder if that word is enough to express what… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Jack Kennedy brought an "intense concentration" and a "gently teasing humor" to the dinner table, along with what Katherine Graham called his habit of… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“The Queen drilled in her own mother's maxim that "if you find something or somebody a bore, the fault lies in you.” — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Thatcher once said that if she were a visitor from Mars required to create a constitutional system, "I would set up ... a hereditary… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“Like the princess, Philip didn't believe in public displays of affection, which made it easy to mask his feelings. But he revealed them privately… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“After American titan and presidential father Joseph P. Kennedy suffered a stroke that impacted one side of his body, guests pretended not to notice… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
“She hit a new low in mid-July when she took up with Dodi Fayed, the son of Egyptian tycoon Mohamed Fayed, who had been… — Sally Bedell Smith Copy Share
