Victoria Quotes
"Soon she would be able to do whatever she pleased."
"The messenger from Windsor is downstairs. He is wearing a black armband." Lehzen lowered herself into a deep curtsey. "Your Majesty."
"A queen could laugh, but not at her subjects."
"‘Things cannot be as they were, Lehzen. Now that I am Queen.’"
"‘I am quite capable of walking down the stairs without mishap.’"
"Victoria stretched out her hand, and her face softened. ‘Oh, Lehzen, I didn’t mean that. I don’t want you to go anywhere.’"
"‘My poor dear uncle. May God have mercy on his soul.’"
"‘Thank you, Archbishop, Lord Chamberlain. You have my permission to withdraw.’"
"‘I am called Alexandrina Victoria in the proclamation, I believe? ... Yet I do not like the name Alexandrina. From now on I wish to be known only by my second name, Victoria.’"
"‘And anyone who says otherwise should be sent straight to the Tower.’"
"‘Do you really think that you, an unmarried girl of eighteen, can set up an establishment on her own, even if you are the Queen?’"
"‘I would have been better prepared, if you and Mama had allowed me to come out into society instead of keeping me shut up here in Kensington.’"
"Victoria had never been in a room alone with a man before, let alone an archbishop."
"‘I am sure the people of Hanover will be sorry to hear that,’ she said with as much tartness as she could muster."
"‘I think protecting me is now the job of the Household Cavalry. You can stop worrying, Mama.’"
"‘I don’t think I gave you permission to look at my papers, Sir John.’"
"Victoria’s first impression was of a man who seemed pleased to see her."
"‘It is hard to be dignified when your feet are six inches off the ground, that is true.’"
"‘I am not afraid of dust, Lord Uxbridge. There is enough of it at Kensington.’"
"‘I do need some assistance, and I believe that you would be the most suitable person to help me.’"
"Victoria picked up her skirts with both hands and, turning, ran up the north staircase two steps at a time."
"‘I shall write to Leopold and suggest that Albert and Ernst come and visit soon. Her cousins will distract her from Lord Melbourne.’"
"‘I hope, Lord Melbourne, that when I am dead, people don’t talk about me with so little respect.’"
"‘The Queen of England and her Prime Minister do not need a chaperone, Lehzen.’"
"‘Do you really think that you can manage all this with only the Baroness to help you?’ The Duchess looked at Lehzen with dislike."
"‘I think for a start, I do not intend to stay here at Kensington. It is miles away from anything, and quite unsuitable as a royal residence.’"
"Victoria put her arms up, and the dresser pulled the black dress over her head."
"For all her elegance, however, Harriet was not in the least intimidating and was always ready to advise on the niceties of fashion."
"The French always go too far," said Harriet. "How could anyone have a conversation wearing sleeves like that?"
"I think these styles are for women who only want to be admired from afar," said Emma.
"You must know, ma'am, that Mrs. Norton's husband brought a case against her last year for criminal conversation."
"How monstrous that he should be put to the misery of a trial."
"I am very glad that he did not give up," said Victoria. "I do not think that I could have managed half so well with someone else."
"Fisher was certainly eloquent, Mama. But I don’t think I have ever found a sermon too short."
"You see, the people do not forget the mother of their Queen."
"Do you think that’s wise, Duchess? Your daughter has a little tendency to plumpness. We do not want to encourage her to overeat."
"I think I must do this myself," said Victoria, about trying on the crown.
"She was a foolish woman, I believe," said Lehzen about Anne Boleyn.
"I must say I am relieved. I have no Russian, you see."
"My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth."
"You have been missed." Emma Portman to Lord Melbourne.
"Nevertheless, I am too old to dance as I used to," said Melbourne.
"You never could take champagne—" He paused. "—ma'am."
"There are some things, ma’am, you must do alone," Melbourne to Victoria.
"I am sure that is what you are believing, Drina, and maybe it is true. But I am seeing the way your cheeks are making a rose every time you see him."
"It is always easier to give advice, ma’am, than to take it," said Melbourne.
"It’s not my fault!" Victoria in the garden.
"You drove her to her death, Drina," accused the Duchess.
"I think I should prefer to be happy," said Victoria.
"I find that everything is more … tolerable if you are present," Victoria to Melbourne.
"You made a mistake, and you have apologized," Melbourne reassured Victoria.
"It was long enough," Victoria after visiting Lady Flora.
"You must believe, ma’am. After all, I am older and wiser than you," Melbourne to Victoria.
"I am so glad to see you. I can’t tell you how much I miss our rides," Victoria to Melbourne.
"I am afraid, ma’am, that I hear reports Lady Flora is likely to die," Melbourne informed Victoria.
"I have wronged you, Lady Flora. I have come to ask your forgiveness," Victoria to Lady Flora.
"Only God can forgive you," Lady Flora to Victoria.
"You are the symbol of a new era, ma’am, and your people are thankful," Melbourne to Victoria.
"This audience is over, Mama. You have my permission to withdraw," Victoria to the Duchess.
"But I am afraid this cannot wait," Melbourne at the opera.
"You have my permission to withdraw," Victoria dismissing her mother.
"You have done the right thing," Melbourne to Victoria.
"This is the best day of my life and also the worst," Victoria about her coronation day.
"I hope I shall be worthy of them," Victoria about her subjects.
"I don’t want anything from you, Lehzen," Victoria in the rain.
"You must be careful with Lord Melbourne. You are a young girl, and he, well he is a Herzenräuber," the Duchess to Victoria.
"To be a queen, you have to be more than a little girl with a crown," Lady Flora to Victoria.
"I have been so foolish," Victoria admitted.
"You are quite right. Her hands were small," Victoria about her mother's comment.
"I wish I could believe you, Lord M," Victoria to Melbourne.
"I believe his mood, of late, is much improved," Emma Portman about Lord Melbourne.
"This is the worst day of my life," Victoria after Lady Flora's death.
"You are too kind, ma’am," Melbourne to Victoria.
"I was trying so hard not to laugh," Victoria about trying on the crown.
"I am afraid, ma'am, that I cannot do that," Sir James Clark about leaving the Duchess's apartment.
"I am afraid the end is near," Melbourne about Lady Flora.
"I am not a piece of clay to be moulded by any hand."
"I have no intention of losing either of you."
"How can they say it is an accurate likeness when none of these images looks the same?"
"A queen cannot be seen to favour one party only."
"You think you do, but Sir John says that you are playing with fire."
"It seems to me that I am never to do anything I do like."
"The world has always run on self-interest."
"I can’t tell you how much I miss our rides."
"I don’t think I have seen him so happy for a long time."
"How can I be comfortable with someone I don’t know?"
"I find that everything is more … tolerable if you are present."
"You forget, Drina, that blood is thicker than water."
"I think she is in danger of losing all credibility with the public."
"I am sorry, Lord Melbourne. You may not be my Prime Minister, but I still listen to you."
"I am sure that is what you are believing, Drina."
"I thought I said I wasn’t to be disturbed."
"It is possible that she thinks by refusing to give up her ladies, she will get Melbourne back."
"It appears the Queen has her grandfather’s temper."
"Everyone is susceptible to something, in my experience, ma’am."
"I don’t want anything from you, Lehzen."
"I had not realised that flirting was a prerequisite for being prime minister."
"He seems to have had a new lease of life."
"I find it hard to relish the game ahead."
"The Tories want power and will find a way to bring me down."