They are not royal. They just happen to have me as their aunt.

[On being criticized for her serious expression:] I simply ache from smiling. Why are women expected to beam all the time? It's unfair. If a man looks solemn, it's automatically assumed he's a serious person, not a miserable one.

Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas. But it's a wonderful game.

It is as queen of Canada that I am here. Queen of Canada and all Canadians, not just one or two ancestral strains.

[On the 1982 intruder into her bedroom:] I realized immediately that it wasn't a servant because they don't slam doors.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.