Commonwealth Quote by Bob Hawke

I think there are a number of reasons, not least of which is the personality of the Queen [ Elizabeth II]. It's very easy…

— Bob Hawke

Of course we have Queen Elizabeth as head of state, but in many ways we are a kind of republic. We don't have royals…

— Anonymous

[ Elizabeth II] has immersed herself, in the sense [that] she can speak intelligently about any and all members of the Commonwealth and she…

— Bob Hawke

I think that the benefit of playing someone like Queen Elizabeth is that so much has been written about her, and there's so much…

— Cate Blanchett

I know who Queen Elizabeth represents. I know she's the head of the British state. I know she has all sorts of titles in…

— Martin McGuinness

There is a reciprocal respect for [ Elizabeth II], for her interest in the Commonwealth. The members of the Commonwealth recognise that here is…

— Bob Hawke

'Elizabeth' is something I've looked to a lot for a strong female leader.

— Emilia Clarke

I think Queen Elisabeth II is a charming woman.

— Malcolm Muggeridge

[Queen Elizabeth] is just the granny queen! She's our granny queen who shakes people's hands!

— Vanessa Kirby

There is no first-hand account of what the Queen was saying or thinking, so my job as an actor is to interpret her circumstances.

— Claire Foy

You know, not even your British Queen is called just Elizabeth - she's Elizabeth the Second. There's only one Imelda.

— Imelda Marcos

Queen Elizabeth is reserved when she meets strangers - but with friends and family she can be very witty.

— Princess Michael of Kent