The Queen Mother had a clever way of avoiding any familial subject she didn't want to speak or know about - and it's the same tactic she would have used to deal with Harry and Meghan's Oprah interview
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother famously coined the mantra 'never complain, never explain' - a rule that has guided the Royal Family through the ages. Known as 'the best loved royal' in her twilight years due to her unwavering dedication to public service, she was also known among her staff for skilfully dodging family topics she preferred to avoid.
Historian William Shawcross shared: " wouldn't acknowledge, let alone confront, disagreeableness within the family." "The Queen Mother was always someone who if she were unhappy or saw something she didn't like she would just blank it out and just wouldn't refer to it. It didn't happen or the person didn't exist."
"There is a lovely story that I was told that the Queen and her mother were arriving at some do and they were obviously having words between them in the car because when the door was opened the Queen Mother had just said 'Darling, who do you think you are? ' and the Queen was heard to say 'I'm the Queen, Mummy. I'm the Queen."
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