The Queen (film)

"If you imagine I'm going to drop everything and come down to London before I attend to my grandchildren who've just lost their mother, then you're mistaken. I doubt there is anyone who knows the British people more than I do, Mr. Blair, nor who has greater faith in their wisdom and judgement. And it is my belief that they will any moment reject this, this "mood" which is being stirred up by the press, in favor of a period of restrained grief and sober, private mourning. That's the way we do things in this country, quietly, with dignity. That's what the rest of the world has always admired us for."

"That woman has given her whole life in service to her people. Fifty years doing a job she never wanted! A job she watched kill her father. She's executed it with honor, dignity and, as far as I can tell, without a single blemish, and now we're all baying for her blood! All because she's struggling to lead the world in mourning for someone who... who threw everything she offered back in her face and who, for the last few years, seemed committed 24/7 to destroying everything she holds most dear!"

"You must show your strength. Reassert your authority. You sit on the most powerful throne in Europe, head of an unbroken line that goes back more than a thousand years. Do you think any of your predecessors would have dropped everything and gone up to London because a bunch of hysterics carrying candles needed help with their grief? Huh! As for that silly Mr. Blair with his Cheshire Cat grin..."

"Alastair Campbell: [to Tony Blair] They, er, sent a copy of the Queen's speech. Might want to scrape the frost off it first... Oh, I phoned them with a couple of suggestions, to make it sound like it came from a human being."

"Tradition Prepared Her. Change Will Define Her."

"Queen of a Nation, Queen of Hearts."

"Our Leaders. Ourselves."

"A Lifetime of Tradition. A World of Change."

"Helen Mirren - HM Queen Elizabeth II"

"James Cromwell - HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh"

"Alex Jennings - HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales"

"Roger Allam - Sir Robin Janvrin"

"Sylvia Syms - HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother"

"Tim McMullan - Stephen Lamport"

"Douglas Reith - Lord Airlie"

"Jake Taylor Shantos - HRH Prince William"

"Dash Barber - HRH Prince Harry"

"Michael Sheen - Tony Blair"

"Helen McCrory - Cherie Blair"

"Mark Bazeley - Alastair Campbell"

"Harry Alexander Coath - Euan Blair"

"Laurence Burg - Diana, Princess of Wales"

"Michel Gay - Dodi al Fayed"