23. He said that Diana’s mother: Ibid.
24. “he had taken some of the princess’s papers”: Buckingham Palace chronology of the Queen’s involvement in the Paul Burrell Case, Nov. 12, 2002, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
25. just one topic among many: Burrell, pp. 318–22; Report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales by Sir Michael Peat and Edmund Lawson QC, March 13, 2002 (Peat Report), p. 75.
26. Three years later: Burrell, pp 340, 342–43.
27. the Queen was briefed several times: Buckingham Palace chronology; Peat Report, p. 76.
28. she didn’t think his passing reference: Peat Report, p. 74.
29. “private”: Ibid., p. 76.
30. Philip and Charles were discussing: Buckingham Palace chronology, Peat Report, p. 74.
31. “on a false premise”:
32. “old woman being forgetful”:
33. “She was playing patience”: Confidential interview.
34. “anything improper or remiss”: Peat Report, p. 77.
35. The previous November:
36. “She drove her own Range Rover”: Nini Ferguson interview.
37. which required arthroscopic surgery: Buckingham Palace announcements, Jan. 13, 2003, Jan. 14, 2003, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
38. “languishing indoors”: Queen Elizabeth II to Monty Roberts, Jan. 19, 2003.
39. had an identical operation: Buckingham Palace announcements, Dec. 9, 2003, Dec. 12, 2003, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
40. “They are about 14 hands high”: Michael Oswald interview.
41. Now she would go instead: Margaret Rhodes interview.
42. Her cottage in Windsor Great Park: Author’s observations.
43. “How would you like to live in suburbia?”: Margaret Rhodes interview.
44. Each Sunday the Queen takes the wheel: Ibid.
45. “This may sound impertinent”: Robert Salisbury interview.
46. “more understanding of the wonders”: Monty Roberts interview.
47. a handsome high-ceilinged room: Author’s observations.
48. “Oh tell Malcolm not to be so silly”: Malcolm Ross interview.
49. “Never have I seen anyone”: Annabel Goldsmith interview.
50. “Oh yes … Robert and I were in a nightclub”: Robert Salisbury interview.
51. Twenty-five years the Queen’s junior:
52. “there is lots of jolly laughter”: Anne Glenconner interview.
53. “She has moved into the vacuum”: Confidential interview.
54. “Angela understands the Queen needs”: Confidential interview.
55. “I have heard that Damien Hirst”: Piers Allen interview.
56. “Angela will come up with something”: Confidential interview.
57. “As Bush arrives, we reveal Mirrorman”:
58. Inside the paper were fourteen pages: Ibid.
59. “not nearly haughty enough”:
60. “our man’s expose of Windsor”:
61. “a highly objectionable invasion”:
62. he timed publication:
63. all of which had an improvised feel: Ibid., Nov. 29, 2003.
64. “She was unruffled”: George W. Bush interview.
65. “It was like old friends week”: Catherine Fenton interview.
66. “Whatever did you do that for, man?”: Tony Blair, p. 305.
67. Debate over the ban consumed:
68. “absurd”: Tony Blair, p. 306.
69. “play politics with him”:
70. “Fox hunting is just vermin control”:
71. he later acknowledged: Tony Blair, p. 305.
72. “She is a countrywoman”: Margaret Rhodes interview.
73. In her own quiet way, the Queen lobbied: Confidential interview.
74. “one of the domestic legislative measures”: Tony Blair, p. 304.
75. “allowed a compromise proposal”:
76. Her appearance at the two Golden Jubilee concerts:
77. “Camilla never whines”: Confidential interview.
78. “It’s just two old people”:
79. “Her decision assuredly had nothing”: Ibid., April 8, 2005.
80. “I have two very important announcements”:
81. “There was a huge roar of approval”: Ibid.
82. “my darling Camilla”:
83. “I’m going on Larry King”: Confidential interview.
84. Princes William and Harry kissed:
85. “a better understanding”: Clarence House press release, Nov. 26, 2005.
86. “pushed … quite stubborn”: BBC interview with Prince William, Nov. 19, 2004.
87. “I want to express my admiration”: Marr,
88. “There in one of the archways”: Confidential interview.
89. “Is it all right if I touch her?”: Confidential interview.
90. “That was unusual for the British”: Charles Powell interview.
91. “darling mama”:
92. “I understand you think”: Robert Tuttle interview.
93. In that spirit, she joined:
94. “Prince Philip has experience”: Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire, interview.
95. “She was most interested”: Ibid.
96. When the BBC proposed: Interview with Rolf Harris, January 2006, Royal Insight, Official Website of the British Monarchy.
97. “We made the Queen a Hollywood star”: Stephen Frears interview.
98. a lifelong republican whose newfound admiration: Helen Mirren interview.
99. “What is brilliant”: Frances Campbell-Preston interview.
100. “I gather there’s a film”: Graydon Carter interview with Tony Blair, June 24, 2009, VF.com.
101. “Because it showed why”: Confidential interview.
102. One of Elizabeth II’s friends gently ribbed: Confidential interview.
103. “I suppose it depends on your point of view”: Monty Roberts interview.
104. “rang true”: Nancy Reagan interview.
105. Palace officials were delighted: Confidential interview.
106. “You know, for fifty years and more”: Helen Mirren Oscar acceptance speech, Feb. 25, 2007.
TWENTY: A Soldier at Heart
1. Leibovitz was surprised to learn: Annie Leibovitz,
2. “She came all the way by herself!”: Ibid., pp. 186–87.
3. “I don’t have much time”: Ibid., p. 189.
