Joan Collins Quotes

I'm not from around these parts. I'm from a little place called England: we used to run the world before you.

I actually had to learn what an Oscar was.

You don't expect to get the letter saying, Her Majesty would like to appoint you Knight Commander of the British Empire! It was just a completely overwhelming and exciting day.

I respect the British a lot - their history, their past, their culture. I think it's beautiful, what they have with the monarchy.

I was raised by maternal grandparents who were born in 1890 and 1899, respectively. They were British subjects; George V was the cousin of the tsar. The Romanovs were very real in their household.

I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general.

The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune.

The IMPAC is a terribly important award.

In 'The King's Speech,' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time.

The whole process of being one of the 10 finalists for the 'Vogue' Fashion Fund award has to be my biggest achievement to date. Meeting Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, etc., has been an amazing experience that even now gives me goose bumps when I think about it.

American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile empire spanned the planet. They had the most potent and experienced army and navy the world had ever seen.

I have never seen anybody introduce anything very radical because they got an OBE and a word with the queen

British Empire

Americans are properly Britons. They have the manners, habits, and ideas of Britons; and have been accustomed to a similar form of government. But Britons never could bear the extremes, either of monarchy or republicanism. Some of their Kings have aimed at despotism; but always failed. Repeated efforts have been made towards democracy, and they equally failed.

When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: 'Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.'

The king had a right to all uninhabited countries that should be discovered and possessed by any of his subjects and that the charters he freely granted to American companies had explicitly denied any latent claims of a British Parliament.

The various American charters were entered into and granted by the king for himself only …. No mention is made in them of the parliament.

Great Britain.

Great Britain Is No Longer An Island.

Most of what I knew of George VI was from watching 'The King's Speech!'

Since childhood, I have been watching the Filmfare Awards, and it has always been very special to anyone who works in the film industry.

The story of the British empire helps to explain the roots of most British people: white, black, and Asian.

No. 1 career highlight? It would have to be getting the MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.

Get picked for an Ashes Test at Lord's and you know you're going to meet the Queen. She arrived before the start of our game against Australia in 2013 and we lined up for inspection like the household cavalry on Horse Guards Parade.

Kenya has deep resonances for the royals: it was here, after all, that the young Princess Elizabeth heard of the death of her father, George VI. From that moment, she was Queen.