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"It was while Princess Margaret was attending a high-society party in New York that the hostess asked her politely how the Queen was keeping. "Which one?" she is reported to have replied with her typically razor-sharp wit. "My sister, my mother or my husband?"
"My children are not royal; they just happen to have the Queen for their aunt."
"I have as much privacy as a goldfish in a bowl."
"The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs."
"I'm no angel, but I'm no Bo-Beep either."
"Disobedience is my joy!"
"[On public events attended by royalty:] It was the usual 'zoo tea.' You know, we eat - the others watch."
"I would like it to be known that I have decided not to marry Group Capt. Peter Townsend. Mindful of the church's teaching that Christian marriage is indissoluble, and conscious of my duty to the Commonwealth, I have resolved to put these considerations before any others."
"In our family, we don't have rifts. We have a jolly good row and then it's all over. And I've only twice ever had a row with my sister."
"I am deeply grateful for the concern of all those who constantly prayed for my happiness."
"I'm the heir apparent to the heir presumptive."
"When my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody one."
"I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast."