Queen Adelaide [to the king]
You have exhausted the topic.
Played by Harriet Walter 
The Young Victoria (2009) · 31 quotes
The Young Victoria (2009) · 31 quotes
Tied for 5th most-quoted character in The Young Victoria (2009): in 3 of its 31 quotes
A line from Queen Adelaide [to Victoria]You are confusing stubbornness with strength, my dear. And I warn you, the people will not like you for it.
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1 quote Queen Adelaide Scenes with Queen Adelaide
1 scene Queen Adelaide You'll have to decide on a husband soon. What about Leopold's candidate?
I can't marry the man they want me to marry.
Queen Adelaide Every suitor will come with strings attached.
Can't I be my own mistress for a while, haven't I earned it? Dear Lord M, he's so very kind, I couldn't have asked for a better tutor.
Queen Adelaide You may dream of independence, but you won't get it. From now on, everyone will push and pull you for their own advantage, Melbourne more than the rest. Just remember, you are the queen. He's a politician. And politicians, whatever their creed, always resent the monarchy. They pass through, you stay. So just keep dear Lord M in his proper sphere.
He's already chosen the new household.
