Elizabeth the Queen (93 page)

  57.
“shy, a bit bashful”:
New York Times
, Oct. 14, 1957. 131 “I want to talk to you”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 14, 1957. 131 “taking part in a piece”:
New York Times
, Oct. 15, 1957.

  58.
“there does seem to be a much closer”: Queen Elizabeth II to Anthony Eden, Oct. 11, 1957, Lord Avon Papers, Birmingham University.

  59.
“devoted friendship”:
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower: NATO and the Campaign of 1952
, Vol. 13, letter to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Feb. 7, 1952, p. 947.

  60.
he liked to recount: “Suggested Remarks: Welcome for Prince Charles and Princess Anne,” July 15, 1970, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.

  61.
“We all dived under the table”:
Daily Mail
, Jan. 15, 2011, citing unused footage from the 1969 documentary
Royal Family
.

  62.
“If [Eisenhower] and his party”: Rhodes, p. 57.

  63.
“was so staggered”:
Daily Mail
, Jan. 15, 2011.

  64.
A crowd of ten thousand greeted:
Illustrated London News
, Oct. 26, 1957.

  65.
“enlightened and skilled statesmen”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 17, 1957.

  66.
As they waited to take off: Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., with Arthur Gordon,
Red Carpet at the White House: Four Years as Chief of Protocol in the Eisenhower Administration
, p. 130.

  67.
“He was flustered”: Ruth Buchanan interview.

  68.
“the little British sovereign”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 18, 1957.

  69.
“very certain, and very comfortable”: Ruth Buchanan interview.

  70.
“staggering amount”:
New York Times
, Oct. 19, 1957.

  71.
“rather startling ideas”: Richard Nixon to Queen Elizabeth II, Oct. 19, 1957, Nixon Library.

  72.
“match”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 19, 1957.

  73.
“could see how American housewives”:
New York Times
, Oct. 20, 1957.

  74.
Dressed in a $15,000 mink coat: Buchanan, p. 132. 134 “perturbed”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 20, 1957.

  75.
“parade of industries”:
New York Times
, Oct. 20, 1957.

  76.
“How nice that you can bring your children”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 20, 1957.

  77.
“Good for mice!”: Ibid.

  78.
“amazed and scared”: Ibid.

  79.
On their final day: Ibid., Oct. 21, 1957.

  80.
“as it should be approached”:
New York Times
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  81.
“Wheeeee!”:
New York Daily News
, Oct. 21, 1957.

  82.
“a row of great jewels”: Alistair Cooke,
Manchester Guardian
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  83.
“Hi Liz”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  84.
“I never realized”:
New York Daily News
, Oct. 21, 1957.

  85.
“a teaser”:
New York Times
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  86.
“a thunderous standing ovation”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  87.
“kept standing up”: Ibid.

  88.
“tremendous”:
New York Times
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  89.
“the evening sky was purple”:
Manchester Guardian
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  90.
eating striped bass with champagne sauce: Anne Pimlott Baker,
The Pilgrims of the United States: A Centennial History
, pp. 128–29.

  91.
Guests could watch:
New York Times
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  92.
“one time during the program”: Ibid.

  93.
“straight as a ruler”: Buchanan, p. 149

  94.
“Philip … look at all those people”: Ibid., pp. 149–50.

  95.
“You both have captivated”: Dwight D. Eisenhower to Queen Elizabeth II, Oct. 20, 1957, Eisenhower Library.

  96.
“extraordinarily successful”:
New York Times
, Oct. 22, 1957.

  97.
“has buried George III for good and all”: Horne, p. 55.

  98.
“Why did she have to cross”:
Washington Post
, Oct. 27, 1957.

  99.
“gone beyond the stage”: Prince Philip,
Selected Speeches, 1948–1955
, p. 55.

100.
“Television is the worst of all”: Queen Elizabeth II to Anthony Eden, Oct. 11, 1957, Lord Avon Papers.

101.
Philip, who had urged her:
Sunday Dispatch
, Oct. 6, 1957.

102.
“more vivacious”:
Daily Mirror
, Oct. 11, 1957.

103.
Philip took a particularly active role:
Sunday Times
, Dec. 22, 1957.

104.
In addition to getting the knack:
Sunday Graphic
, Dec. 22, 1957.

105.
“My husband seems to have found”:
Daily Express
, Dec. 27, 1957.

106.
A few days before the broadcast:
News Chronicle
, Dec. 27, 1957.

107.
The Queen spoke: Queen Elizabeth II Christmas Broadcast, Dec. 25, 1957, Official Website of the British Monarchy.

108.
her husband standing behind:
News Chronicle
, Dec. 27, 1957.

109.
“post-Altrincham royal speech”:
Daily Express
, Dec. 27, 1957.

110.
“unstrained and natural”:
News Chronicle
, Dec. 27, 1957.

111.
“All her charm”:
Daily Express
, Dec. 27, 1957.

112.
“lovely statement”:
News Chronicle
, Dec. 27, 1957.

113.
“The final draft was, in fact”: Pimlott, p. 291.

114.
one year her butler noted: Paul Burrell,
A Royal Duty
, p. 19.

115.
“the working pieces of kit”: David Thomas interview.

116.
“There is one thing to remember”: Ibid.

117.
“looking like culprits”: Diaries of David Bruce, Nov. 3, 1964, Richmond Historical Society.

118.
“I think I have made the dullest”: Annigoni, p. 181.

119.
“my neck is still feeling”: Ibid.

120.
“many millions of my subjects”: “The Queen’s Speech,” Oct. 28, 1958.

121.
“were scarcely separated”: Lacey,
Monarch
, p. 214.

122.
“I am going to have a baby”: Pimlott, p. 305.

123.
Mayor Richard Daley rolled the red carpet:
Chicago Tribune
, July 17, 2005.

124.
“Chicago is yours!”: Longford,
Elizabeth R
, p. 311.