Monarchy Quotes

“The monarchy that I hand over to my son is not going to be the same one that I have inherited.”

“My final wish is that you all lovingly support Philippe, your new king, and that you will also surround Queen Mathilde with your affection.”

“It is the king's office to act, and the people's to chatter.”

“The idea of a monarchy is a focus for the country and its affections. It's got nothing to do with personalities.”

“The sovereign has, under a constitutional monarchy such as ours, three rights—the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to warn.”

“Kings are not born: they are made by artificial hallucination.”

“That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution.”

“The best state of a commonwealth is that which is governed by a king.”

“The prince is the image of God on earth.”

“Kings are gods, and share in a degree the divine independence.”

“The king is not a private person. He belongs to the public.”

“Something as curious as the monarchy won't survive unless you take account of people's attitudes. After all, if people don't want it, they won't have it.”

“The King is under no man, but under God and the law.”

“The monarchy unites us, the republic would divide us.”

“I think royalty has to change in order to survive.”

“The monarchy is a part of the constitution. It's not the personal property of the family.”

“I think the role of the monarchy is to represent the nation to itself.”

“I have to be seen to be believed.”

“I have to be seen to be believed.”

“The Crown is the personification of the state.”