Elizabeth the Queen (113 page)

111.
For her four-hour flight: Author’s observations.

112.
In years past: Duncan, p. 19; Morrow, pp. 111, 118.

113.
“Every word she says”: Kamalesh Sharma interview.

114.
“The Commonwealth is very much her legacy”: Brian Mulroney interview.

115.
“many of us would have left”: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 48.

116.
She could discuss grazing rights: Bradford, p. 229.

117.
or a particular leader’s fishing habits: Shawcross,
Q and C
, p. 201.

118.
favorite hymns: Margaret Rhodes interview.

119.
“Commonwealth psychotherapist”:
The Times
, April 16, 1986.

120.
“doesn’t look at photographers”: Robin Nunn interview.

121.
Elizabeth II was interested in seeing: Eric Jenkinson interview.

122.
The Queen seemed unperturbed: Author’s observations.

123.
filming for the monarchy’s website: Peter Wilkinson interview.

124.
The schedule called for 4.5 minutes: Eric Jenkinson interview.

125.
“I don’t have time to use it much!”: Author’s observations.

126.
Pausing briefly: Eric Jenkinson interview.

127.
“That was a seamless”: Confidential interview.

128.
“I sometimes think”: Margaret Rhodes interview.

TWENTY-ONE: Long Live the Queen

    1.
“How kind they are to me!”: Lytton Strachey, p. 156.

    2.
“Three cheers for the Queen!”: Lacey,
Monarch
, p. 40.

    3.
“Her reputation now is as high”: Charles Powell interview.

    4.
“the largest flotilla”: Diamond Jubilee Foundation statement, April 5, 2011.

    5.
“oiled and manacled MPs”:
The Guardian
, April 5, 2011.

    6.
“ideas” year: Confidential interview.

    7.
“Republicanism isn’t even an esoteric”:
The Times
, Nov. 13, 2009. 501 In one movie theater after another:
The Guardian
, Nov. 12, 2011.

    8.
“On the whole she quite liked it”: Margaret Rhodes interview.

    9.
“redressing the economic balance”: Queen Elizabeth II Christmas Broadcast, Dec. 25, 1983, Official Website of the British Monarchy.

  10.
“the sheet anchor in the middle”: David Airlie interview.

  11.
She had first glimpsed:
Daily Mail
, May 10, 2010.

  12.
“constitutional obligation”: Ibid., July 29, 2010.

  13.
“It was important for Geidt”: Simon Lewis interview.

  14.
“I can’t keep the Queen waiting”: Ibid.

  15.
“a big generous offer”:
Daily Mail
, July 29, 2010. 503 “I said I couldn’t be totally sure”: Ibid.

  16.
the Queen’s treasurer took: Civil List Act of 1972, Report of the Royal Trustees, June 22, 2010 (Treasury Report), “Background Information and Review of Performance,” p. 6.

  17.
By 2009, yearly Civil List: Treasury Report, p. 33.

  18.
“careful housekeeping” HM Treasury, Budget Announcement on the Civil List for 2011, June 22, 2010.

  19.
In addition, Elizabeth II planned: Treasury Report, p. 61.

  20.
Charles spent £9 million: The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Annual Review 2010 (PoW Annual Review), p. 40.

  21.
“so that my successors do not”:
The Independent
, Oct. 21, 2010.

  22.
“adversely high”:
The Mail
, Oct. 24, 2010.

  23.
Buckingham Palace has been losing:
The Mail
, July 5, 2010.

  24.
To recognize two of her ladies-in-waiting: Confidential interview.

  25.
“credit crunch couture”:
The Times
, Oct. 22, 2009.

  26.
her £1.3 million catering: Treasury Report, p. 33.

  27.
“We have no experts in royal history”: Confidential interview.

  28.
“We are not about demystifying”: Ibid.

  29.
“the space of young people”: Ibid.

  30.
which costs the British government:
Daily Telegraph
, May 30, 2010.

  31.
plus his £249,000:
Daily Mail
, July 12, 2010.

  32.
Government officials credited:
Financial Times
, May 23, 2010.

  33.
His lobbying for British industry:
The Guardian
, Nov. 29, 2010.

  34.
“It’s not about the power”:
Daily Telegraph
, Oct. 24, 2009.

  35.
Nevertheless, Andrew’s questionable associates: Buckingham Palace statement, July 21, 2011; BBC News, July 21, 2011.

  36.
She even won the approval:
Daily Telegraph
, Aug. 9, 2010.

  37.
employing eleven:
Daily Mail
, May 29, 2010;
Financial Times
, May 23, 2010.

  38.
“never does accept a penny … lick of the spoon”:
Sunday Times
, May 23, 2010.

  39.
“sincerely sorry”:
The Independent
, May 24, 2010.

  40.
The guest of honor was:
Daily Telegraph
, Aug. 1, 2010.

  41.
On August 2, 2010, Charles assumed: Ashe Windham interview.

  42.
He raised more than £110 million: PoW Annual Review, p. 24.

  43.
“He has made a full life”: Nancy Reagan interview.

  44.
“is high octane”: Confidential interview.

  45.
“He is probably an instinctively”: Margaret Rhodes interview.

  46.
“has no illusions”: Charles Anson interview.

  47.
“Camilla soothes things”: Anne Glenconner interview.

  48.
“You sense he maneuvers”: Confidential interview.

  49.
“that person is for or against”: Confidential interview.

  50.
“It is fair to say when he feels”: Patricia Brabourne interview.

  51.
When he goes to stay at Sandringham: Confidential interview.

  52.
he is known to eat a different meal: Roy Strong interview and confidential interview.

  53.
“as good if not better”: Confidential interview.

  54.
When Anne Glenconner’s sister got cancer: Anne Glenconner interview.

  55.
Charles has eleven: PoW Annual Review, pp. 54–56.

  56.
“There is nobody I admire more”: Malcolm Ross interview.

  57.
“revolution … mechanistic approach”:
Daily Mail
, Dec. 18, 2010.