Quotes About Royalty

Æthelwulf's sons might well have worried that their new twelve-year-old stepmother

King Dagobert, he was a marked man.

and in witnessing the same grant he went even further, referring to himself as 'king of Britain'.

says the annal for 924, 'King Edward died, and his son Æthelstan succeeded to the kingdom.

married Eadbald's sister, Æthelburh, for she, unlike her brother,

was given a scarlet cloak, a jewelled belt, and a Saxon sword with a golden scabbard.

he was actually in his mid-twenties at the time of his accession.

But by the time of Edward's succession in 899, Ecgwynn had either died or been discarded,

Alchfrith was King Oswiu's eldest son, and a king in his own right

Princes know themselves to be princes, and are not snobs; besides, they believe themselves to be so far above everything that is not of their blood royal that noblemen and commoners appear, in the depths beneath them, to be practically on a level.

S-l-o-w-ness--it gave meaning to everything. It made everything royal.

Nonetheless Princess Victoria and Prince Christopher remained

God bless our good and gracious King, Whose promise none relies on; Who never said a foolish thing, Nor ever did a wise one.

My massage was marvellous. I feel really relaxed. And my masseur, Harold :You can't have a masseur called Harold. It's like having a member of the Royal Family called Ena.

The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her arrival in France!

Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.

Prince Charles is the only member of the Royal Family who ever left Cinderella for the Ugly Duckling.

Lafayette saw himself as the protector of royalty; they [the king and his family] considered him its gaoler.

As a rule, ladies of the Royal Family wear light coloured clothes because such colours are more discernible against a great crowd.

People are so much more fascinated by the royal family generally than in England.

One evening, after a particularly terrible row, the prince smashed his princess over the head with an old wooden clock and she tumbled to the floor, dead.

Arvex led the others into the light. "Wrecked if I ever dash miners again! This is one royal who won't wipe their boots on our cousins anymore." His grin made the carnage seem trivial.

Let me get it straight. Your father was king. You were his only son. Your father dies. You are of age. Your uncle becomes king." "Yes." "Unorthodox.

Why should I fear? I am on a Royal Mission. I am in the service of the King of kings.