Court life for a queen of France at that time was, however, stultifyingly routine. Eleanor found that she was expected to be no more than a decorative asset to her husband, the mother of his...

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

A man who goes into a restaurant and blatantly disrespects the servers shows a strong discontent with his own being. Deep down he knows that restaurant service is the closest thing he will ever experience...

I’d like to be queen of people’s hearts.

La quantité de critiques reçues concernant tout sujet est inversement proportionnelle à la valeur exacte du sujet

To prove to [her friend, Swedish diplomat Count] Gyllenborg that she was not superficial, Catherine composed an essay about herself, “so that he would see whether I knew myself or not.” The next day, she...

Perhaps the Queen’s prayers, and those of Bernard, had been efficacious, or perhaps Louise had been more attentive in bed, for during 1145–the exact date is not recorded–she bore a daughter, who was named Marie...

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself.

Your face influences your life, because it effects how people treat you. Sometimes you don’t have to be king to be treated like royalty—you only have to look like the king.

There’s a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings.

Your king is SUPPOSED to explode? What kind of government system is that?

This marriage had resulted from impulse: he had seen her on a high-flying swing at Tsarkoe Selo and her skirt, flared by the breeze, had exposed her ankles; he had proposed the following day.

Giraldus claimed that he had heard about Eleanor’s adultery with Geoffrey from the saintly Bishop Hugh of Lincoln, who had learned of it from Henry II of England, Geoffrey’s son and Eleanor’s second husband. Eleanor...

He stood straight then, moving to stand directly in front of me as he dropped low and bowed dramatically. “Your Majesty.

All the queens of my acquaintance have children, some three, some seven, and some as many as twelve; and my queen has not one. I feel ill-used.” So he made up his mind to be...

The curves of his smile become the waves in my ocean.

Appartenir à une patrie, c’est aussi s’engager pour le siècle où l’on y vit (source: émission sur la Russie sur Arte le 28/02/2012). Nos démocraties ne valent que par les hommes qui les servent. Elles...

The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace.

I once knew a man who was heir to the throne of a great kingdom, he lived as a ranger and fought his destiny to sit on a throne but in his blood he was...

…alone is such a nebulous state when one is queen.

If you have a dream as a child, but you let it go cold, you will grow old only to realize that you have sold your gold for no royalty!

I am every day more convinced that we women, if we are to be good women, feminine and amiable and domestic, are not fitted to reign; at least it is they that drive themselves to...

Just remember, what the French say. No, probably not the French, they’ve got a president or something. The Brits, maybe, or the Swedes. You know what I mean?””No, Matthew. What do they say?””The king is...

One man to live in pleasure and wealth, whiles all other weap and smart for it, that is the part not of a king, but of a jailor.

Historians of the sentimental school have sometimes regretted that royalty became absolute, while at the same time rejoicing that it installed plebeians in office. They deceive themselves. Royalty exalted plebeians just because it aimed at...

His Majesty, may he live forever and prosper greatly…His Majesty, may sun finches warble sweet melodies in his ear…His Majesty, may orchids bloom in the wake of his passing…His Majesty, may minstrels compose epics at...

Picture the prince, such as most of them are today: a man ignorant of the law, well-nigh an enemy to his people’s advantage, while intent on his personal convenience, a dedicated voluptuary, a hater of...

We kings do develop a certain ability to recognize objects under our noses.

Many rulers would have spent the morning complaining loudly about the cold and the discomfort, as if their complaints would actually serve to alleviate the situation and as if their attendants should be able to...

You don’t turn your back on your destiny.

If the Bahreini royal family can have an embassy, a state, and a seat at the UN, why should the twenty-five million Kurds not have a claim to autonomy? The alleviation of their suffering and...

Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.

Mr. Fizzlebush.” He will need his litter box changed daily, the finest dry cat food, and fourteen bottles of your finest champagne (he is royalty, after all). His Majesty Juan Carlos is not to be...

I respect you as my king, and I respect you as my father, but I do not respect you as a man!

Some girls are sweeter… Others have a tinge of bitterness… It is as if I can smell their souls. Their experiences and relationships are painted in warm, sour crimson.

Everyone marries the Duke of Westminster. There are a lot of duchesses, but only one Coco Chanel.

The pair of us are like salt and sugar: such different flavors, but so close in every other way you could never sort us apart once we’re together.

Bestseller doesn’t necessarily mean good writer. I think it takes 10,000 book sales to make the bestseller’s list, and at about 9 dollars a pop for my book, if I had an extra $90,000 dollars...

At the negotiations in Irvine, it became clear to me that there was no side I could stand on. The English despise me and my countrymen don’t trust me. Wallace and the others are rebelling...

Men only treat women like princesses when they want to use them like prostitutes.

Mama says love is a sickness of the heart. Only the weak fall under its spell.

I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.

I want to introduce the world to my princess.’ In a state of disbelief, Izzy took his hand and they walked back towards the stage. Happiness bubbled up inside her as it slowly dawned on...

Yes. Apparently they are.

The king is a saint and cannot rule, and his son is a devil and should not.

Nature has placed you on the throne of royalty as the heir of all life that preceded you.

How can one fight for a love that acts as the enemy?

The Duke has decreed that the Castle is not cold.” The gentleman’s lips are almost blue from this lack of cold. “And the Duke is right and correct in this as in all things.”…some very...

Memories are nice, but dreams are better.

Don’t you think I’m toopretty to die?