“Of course we have Queen Elizabeth as head of state, but in many ways we are a kind of republic. We don't have royals in Australia, so it was kind of unusual to run into those kind of people. But aside from that it was quite ordinary.” PeopleWayKindStatesRunningCoursesOrdinaryQueensAustraliaRepublicUnusualRoyalHead Of StateQueen Elizabeth Author:Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
“Imagine a State occasion where the Queen is wearing trainers with her tiara because she thinks it will make people like her better, more folksy. It's unthinkable. But that's patently the thought process Gordon Brown (or his spin doctor) went through before the Prime Minister appeared on the world stage in Beijing without his suit and tie.” PeopleThinkingWorldStatesProcessImagineStageDoctorsSuitsOccasionsMinistersQueensTiesBrownPrimePrime MinisterTrainersUnthinkableLike HerThought ProcessBeijingTiarasSuits And TiesSpin Doctors Author:Peter York