9 Quotes About Queen Elizabeth II That Honor Her Legacy

Queen Elizabeth II was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch with over 70 years on the throne. In honor of her passing on Sept. 8, here are some of the best quotes from Her Majesty’s family throughout the years.

“She’s Never Faltered”

Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, told the Tea With Twiggy podcast in 2021: “I think to myself that honestly, my mother-in-law has been more of a mother to me than my mother. [She's] never faltered.”

“So Modern”

Ferguson went on to say, “I absolutely admire the incredible way Her Majesty is so modern... and how flexible, and how understanding, and how forgiving and how generous."

“My Colonel-In-Chief”

In 2021 Prince Harry, Duke of Essex, said: “My grandmother and I have a really good relationship and an understanding ... She's my Colonel-in-chief, right? She always will be.”

“Proud Granddaughter”

“Her Majesty the Queen is an incomparable monarch who has reached a record-breaking milestone,” Princess Eugenie Brooksbank told The Spectator in June. “She also happens to be my grannie, and I am a very proud granddaughter.”

“The Best Style”

Brooksbank has also shared her love for the Queen’s trademark style. "Lots of my friends say, 'Oh, she's just the best style person there is, you know she looks great in her clothes.’ The style is something that is very unique to her.”

“Love For Family”

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, recalled how The Queen was one of the first to visit when her daughter, Princess Charlotte, was born.

“She always leaves a little gift or something in their room. That just shows, I think, her love for her family.”

“Gentle Guidance”

Middleton has also spoken about her gratitude towards the Queen for helping her adjust to public appearances.

“She's been very generous and not sort of being forceful at all in any of her views. I feel she's been sort of a gentle guidance, really, for me.”

“Fallen In Love Completely”

The late Prince Philip wrote in a poem that he’d “fallen in love completely and unreservedly” with Elizabeth prior to their wedding in 1947. The pair went on to be married for 73 years until Philip’s death in 2021.

“Start With Friends”

Before his wedding in 2012, Prince William noticed that he didn’t recognize anyone on the lengthy guest list.

“I wasn't too happy about it so I rang [Queen Elizabeth] for a bit of moral support, and a bit of back up, and she said 'Don't be so ridiculous. Get rid of the list and start from your friends.'"