Media Quote of the Day #1

Her Majesty: A picture of duty and dedication.

A right royal muddle at the BBC - Deborah Orr, The Independent , 08/10/08: 'When people talk about respecting the Queen, but not thinking quite so much of the rest of her crew, what they really mean is that she has succeeded in subsuming her own personality in the service of the institution she inherited, while the others have not. As far as we can see, the Queen has no problem with the limitations dictated by her role, and no feeling that she ought to have “a normal life” as well. It is clear that none of her children, or their children, is able to manage these difficult matters with quite such discipline.'

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