Elizabeth the Queen (105 page)

    8.
“I teased her that it was her folks”: George H. W. Bush interview. 358 “left even the Secret Service”:
New York Times
, May 15, 1991.

    9.
“No wonder I cannot feel a stranger”:
Washington Post
, May 15, 1991. 358 “I do hope you can see me today”:
Dallas Morning News
, May 17, 1991.

  10.
“How are you doin?”:
Washington Post
, May 16, 1991.

  11.
“It’s the American way”: United Press International, May 15, 1991. 359 “What a waste”: Benedicte Valentiner interview.

  12.
“She was standing stock still”: Ibid.

  13.
“grazing happily”: Queen Elizabeth II to Ronald Reagan, July 15, 1990, Reagan Library.

  14.
“If you’ve got two-thirds”:
E II R
documentary.

  15.
“I am an amazing woman!”:
Houston Chronicle
, May 23, 1991.

  16.
Once again she could indulge: Ibid.

  17.
Sarah Farish greeted her with a kiss:
Daily Express
, May 24, 1991.

  18.
“humiliated that her husband”:
The Sun
, May 20, 1991.

  19.
Andrew and Fergie were misbehaving:
People
, March 11, 1991.

  20.
a sharply critical editorial:
Sunday Times
, Feb. 10, 1991.

  21.
“This is the first time”: Gay Charteris interview.

  22.
he rode a bicycle: Smith, p. 276.

  23.
“a frightful pinko”:
Daily Telegraph
, Nov. 14, 2008.

  24.
“exposing too much of the inner workings”: Confidential interview.

  25.
she readily agreed to set up a working group: David Airlie interview.

  26.
“She was not worried about how much she would pay”: Confidential interview.

  27.
An infuriated Andrew called in: Wyatt, Vol. 2, p. 651.

  28.
an unusual personal statement: Confidential interview.

  29.
“Most people have a job”:
E II R
documentary.

  30.
“the dynamic sexiness”:
Today
, May 18, 1991.

  31.
“the marriage was indeed on the rocks”: Dimbleby, p. 592.

  32.
On the 7th:
Sunday Times
, June 7, 1992.

  33.
Despite persistent rumors: Smith, p. 276.

  34.
Known for his integrity: Ibid., p. 277.

  35.
“Not once was there the slightest hint”: Charles Anson interview.

  36.
In consultations with Fellowes: Smith, p. 278.

  37.
It was an emotional encounter: Burrell, p. 159.

  38.
“learn to compromise”: Ibid.

  39.
“Mama despaired”: Ibid., p. 158.

  40.
“in a friendly attempt to resolve”: Transcript of hearing into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Dec. 13, 2007, quoting statement from Prince Philip on Nov. 23, 2002.

  41.
“involved much more than simply”: Burrell, p. 161.

  42.
“stinging … wounding … irate”: Smith, p. 280.

  43.
“not a single derogatory term”: Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis testimony, transcript of hearing, Dec. 13, 2007.

  44.
“dearest Pa” and subsequent quotes from letters: Ibid.

  45.
“he never touched Diana’s heart”: Smith, p. 280.

  46.
Before the Morton book: Dimbleby, p. 588.

  47.
“I think it took a long time”: Patricia Brabourne interview.

  48.
“saint-like fortitude”: Bradford, p. 475.

  49.
“to keep a calm view”: Confidential interview.

  50.
“Can you imagine having two”: Patricia Brabourne interview.

  51.
“If I wanted help in understanding”: George Carey interview.

  52.
“The personalities were so different”: Ibid.

  53.
“became almost mutual support sessions”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 201.

  54.
“People don’t realize quite how strong”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.

  55.
“some preparatory work”: Carey, p. 402.

  56.
“It was my pastoral duty”: Ibid., p. 405.

  57.
On Thursday, August 20:
Daily Mirror
, Aug. 20, 1992.

  58.
“It would be accurate to report”: Sarah, the Duchess of York, p. 21.

  59.
“I had been exposed for what I truly was”: Ibid., p. 19.

  60.
“furious”: Ibid., p. 23.

  61.
“I don’t see her because”: Brandreth, p. 329.

  62.
“The Queen had an affection”: Confidential interview.

  63.
Four days after the
Mirror
scoop:
The Sun
, Aug. 24, 1992.

  64.
“personally found great comfort”: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 892.

  65.
“alternately despairing, defiant”: P. D. Jephson,
Shadows of a Princess: An Intimate Account by Her Private Secretary
, p. 307.

  66.
Once again, the Queen intervened: Burrell, p. 165.

  67.
Early in September: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 94.

  68.
“take time and talk round it”: Confidential interview.

  69.
She was going into an audience:
The Queen at 80
, Sky News.

  70.
“It was the most shaken I ever saw her”: Confidential interview.

  71.
“It made all the difference to my sanity”: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 892.

  72.
“lifting too much veil”: Confidential interview.

  73.
“She could see that it was a good thing”: Confidential interview.

  74.
as she had been in 1977: James Lees-Milne,
Diaries, 1971–1983
, p. 234.

  75.
“let Major persuade her”: Wyatt, Vol. 3, p. 133.

  76.
“very miserable and mealy-mouthed”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.

  77.
“one of the central features”: Confidential interview.

  78.
She was suffering: Shawcross,
QEQM
, p. 893.

  79.
“Nineteen ninety-two is not a year”:
Annus Horribilis
speech, Nov. 24, 1992, Official Website of the British Monarchy.

  80.
“intense and complex”:
Daily Mail
, Nov. 25, 1992.

  81.
“a year capable of scaring you”: Shawcross,
Queen and Country
documentary.