“You know, I refused your first two marriage proposals not because I...” – Queen Elizabeth, The King's Speech ... Movie Quotes Database

Queen Elizabeth

[to Bertie]

You know, I refused your first two marriage proposals not because I didn't love you, but because I couldn't bear the idea of a royal life. Couldn't bear the idea of a life of tours, duty, and... well, a life that really no longer to be my own. But then I thought, 'he stammers so beautifully, they'll leave us alone.'

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