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"Time has the same effect on the mind as on the face; the predominant passion and the strongest feature become more conspicuous from the others' retiring."

"Time has the same effect on the mind as on the face; the predominant passion and the strongest feature become more conspicuous from the others' retiring."

Mary Wortley, English Royalty

Time, Effect, Mind, Passion

12

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes."

"Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes."

Prince Charles, English Royalty

Father, Dress, Eyes, Lady

12

"I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long."

"I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long."

Marie Antoinette, French Royalty

Mother, Wife, HusbBlood, Children

12

"Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days."

"Although it hath pleased God to hasten my death by you, by whom my life should rather have been lengthened, yet can I patiently take it, that I yield God more hearty thanks for shortening my woeful days."

Jane Grey, British Royalty

Death, Life, God, Yield

12

"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."

"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."

Elizabeth II, British Royalty

Family, Life, Service

12

"It's almost a responsibility for all the people of the United Kingdom, regardless of race, color or creed, and an understanding that you have an individual connection with each and every one."

"It's almost a responsibility for all the people of the United Kingdom, regardless of race, color or creed, and an understanding that you have an individual connection with each and every one."

Prince Andrew, British Royalty

People, Connection, Race, Responsibility

12

"There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls."

"There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls."

Prince William, British Royalty

12

"Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife."

"Being pregnant is an occupational hazard of being a wife."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

12

"I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people."

"I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

God, People, Queen

12

"We don't come to Canada for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves."

"We don't come to Canada for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves."

Prince Philip, British Royalty

12

"Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."

"Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."

Louis XIV, French Royalty

12

"Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? - What? - Is there not sad stuff? What? - What?"

"Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? - What? - Is there not sad stuff? What? - What?"

George III, English Royalty

12

"I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon."

"I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon."

Wallis Simpson, American Royalty

Fashion, states, United

12

"Were I not a king, I would be a university man."

"Were I not a king, I would be a university man."

King James I, British Royalty

Man, University

12

"Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting."

"Forgive me for not writing but this man is exhausting."

Wallis Simpson, American Royalty

12

"They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races."

"They do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races."

Emperor Hirohito, Japanese Royalty

People, Legends, Myths

12

"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."

"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."

Edward VIII, English Royalty

America, Children, Parents

12

"I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all."

"I may be kindly, I am ordinarily gentle, but in my line of business I am obliged to will terribly what I will at all."

Catherine the Great, Russian Royalty

Business, May, Will

12

"Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her."

"Of course, I do have a slight advantage over the rest of you. It helps in a pinch to be able to remind your bride that you gave up a throne for her."

King Edward VIII, English Royalty

12

"Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches."

"Let me tell you quite bluntly that this king business has given me personally nothing but headaches."

Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Royalty

Business, Nothing

12

"I do wash my hands in innocency, before God and the face of you, good Christian people this day."

"I do wash my hands in innocency, before God and the face of you, good Christian people this day."

Jane Grey, British Royalty

God, People, Christian, Day

12

"There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life."

"There is nothing can pay one for that invaluable ignorance which is the companion of youth, those sanguine groundless hopes, and that lively vanity which makes all the happiness of life."

Mary Wortley, English Royalty

Happiness, Life, Ignorance, Nothing

12

"We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that."

"We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that."

Prince William, British Royalty

Family, Marriage, First, Kids

12

"Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind."

"Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

Sex, Will, Wind

12

"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."

"I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place."

Prince William, British Royalty

11

"A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one."

"A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one."

Queen Victoria, British Royalty

Marriage, Act, Amusement

11

"A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience."

"A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience."

Wallis Simpson, American Royalty

Experience, Life, Challenge, Woman

11

"When I die India will be found engraved on my heart."

"When I die India will be found engraved on my heart."

Queen Mary, British Royalty

11

"I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability."

"I believe passionately that everyone has a particular God-given ability."

Prince Charles, English Royalty

11

"When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue."

"When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue."

Prince Andrew, British Royalty

Family, Mind, Question

11

"Pray God in the bowels of his mercy to send you his Holy Spirit; for he hath given you his great gift of utterance, if it pleased him also to open the eyes of your heart."

"Pray God in the bowels of his mercy to send you his Holy Spirit; for he hath given you his great gift of utterance, if it pleased him also to open the eyes of your heart."

Jane Grey, British Royalty

God, Heart, Eyes, Mercy

11

"Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune."

"Dread lord and cousin, may the almighty preserve your reverence and lordship in long life and good fortune."

Owen Glendower, Welsh Royalty

Life, Fortune, May

11

"A face is too slight a foundation for happiness."

"A face is too slight a foundation for happiness."

Mary Wortley, English Royalty

11

"I look a hundred and weigh 110 - you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me."

"I look a hundred and weigh 110 - you won't love me when you see the wreck England has made me."

Wallis Simpson, American Royalty

11

"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths."

"Brass shines as fair to the ignorant as gold to the goldsmiths."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

11

"The end crowneth the work."

"The end crowneth the work."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

11

"I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."

"I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love."

Edward VIII, English Royalty

Love, Burden, Help, Responsibility

11

"Most redoubted lord and right sovereign cousin, may the Almighty Lord have you in his keeping."

"Most redoubted lord and right sovereign cousin, may the Almighty Lord have you in his keeping."

Owen Glendower, Welsh Royalty

11

"The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue."

"The greatest art of a politician is to render vice serviceable to the cause of virtue."

Henry Bolingbroke, English Royalty

Art, Virtue, Cause, Vice

11

"I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal choice I like to be called William because that is my name and I want people to call me William - for now."

"I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal choice I like to be called William because that is my name and I want people to call me William - for now."

Prince William, British Royalty

People, Choice, Name, Now

11

"All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise."

"All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise."

Cleopatra, Egyptian Royalty

11

"I know I have 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 know I have 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."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

Heart, Body, England, Woman

11

"All their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato; alas good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant."

"All their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato; alas good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant."

Jane Grey, British Royalty

Folk, Pleasure, Shadow

11

"I know my own heart to be entirely English."

"I know my own heart to be entirely English."

Princess Anne, British Royalty

11

"Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns."

"Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns."

Louis XIV, French Royalty

11

"Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom."

"Knavery seems to be so much a the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they will become aliens to this kingdom."

George III, English Royalty

End, Evil, Knavery, May

11

"It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form."

"It's slightly complicated for people to grasp the idea of a head of state in human form."

Prince Andrew, British Royalty

People, Idea, State

11

"I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am."

"I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am."

Prince William, British Royalty

Time, People, Open, Saying

11

"He who placed me in this seat will keep me here."

"He who placed me in this seat will keep me here."

Elizabeth I, English Royalty

11

"I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes."

"I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes."

Prince William, British Royalty

Fun, University, Want

11

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