They Are Not Royal. They Just Happen

[to The Suggestion That Great Britain Might Someday Want A Republic:] We'll Go Quietly.

[to A Woman Whose Cellphone Rang During A Formal Meeting:] You'd Better Answer That. It Could Be Someone Important.

I Have Behind Me Not Only The Splendid Traditions And The Annals Of More Than A Thousand Years But The Living Strength And Majesty Of The Commonwealth And Empire; Of Societies Old And New; Of Lands And Races Different In History And Origins But All, By God's Will, United In Spirit And In Aim.

In The Turbulence Of This Anxious And Active World Many People Are Leading Uneventful, Lonely Lives. To Them Dreariness, Not Disaster, Is The Enemy. They Seldom Realize That On Their Steadfastness, On Their Ability To Withstand The Fatigue Of Dull Repetitive Work, And On Their Courage In Meeting Constant Small Adversities Depend In Great Measure The Happiness And Prosperity Of The Community As A Whole. ... The Upward Course Of A Nation's History Is Due In The Long Run To The Soundness Of Heart Of Its Average Men And Women.

I Hope That Tomorrow We Can All, Wherever We Are, Join In Expressing Our Grief At Diana's Loss, And Gratitude For Her All-too-short Life. It Is A Chance To Show To The Whole World The British Nation United In Grief And Respect.