Quotes
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Harold MacMillan : Your Majesty.
Queen Elizabeth II : I gather soundings have been taken, and that you have been chosen by your colleagues as the man most able to unite the government and lead this country following Sir Anthony's resignation.
Harold MacMillan : Yes, ma'am.
Queen Elizabeth II : Congratulations. Although I fear you've inherited something of a poisoned chalice.
Harold MacMillan : [laughs] It's true. The storm is now raging against us. With Eden's war, we've discarded the moral advantage or any goodwill we once held. Not to mention the dire economic situation. It's really been quite ruinous.
Queen Elizabeth II : But it wasn't just Eden's war, was it? It was a war prosecuted by a government of which you, as chancellor, were a major constituent part. I also seem to remember that you were one of the loudest voices in support of the war in the beginning. One always has to accept one's own part, I believe... in any mess. Prime Minister.
Harold MacMillan : Your Majesty.
