Quotes
-
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : So, it was your idea, was it? Dispatching me to the penal colonies?
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother : If you mean entrusting you to go to Melbourne to open the Olympic Games alone, actually it was Tommy Lascelles.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : Oh, your puppet. I might have guessed.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother : And you ought to be flattered.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : To be trusted to cut a ribbon?
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother : To be given that level of freedom.
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh : What freedom? I have no freedom.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother : You have more freedom than any consort in history. And you repay it by scowling and skulking like an adolescent. So go. Have some time in the spotlight, be the main attraction, and enjoy the attention. Hopefully it will do you some good. You might finally be less resentful and more supportive of my daughter in her duty.
