Elizabeth II Quotes

“It was another step in the rebranding of the monarchy itself, made fit for purpose, in a 21st-century world.”
― Ruth Cowen, Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch

“As Elizabeth herself pointed out in a speech during her annus horribilis, perhaps the gap between an elected and unelected head is not so wide after all. Ultimately, both rely on the good opinion of the people.”
― Ruth Cowen, Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch

“If you let the genie out of the bottle, you can never put the cork back again.”
― Ruth Cowen, Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch

“We must not let the daylight upon magic.”
― Ruth Cowen, Elizabeth II: Life of a Monarch