Queen Elizabeth II and her 15 prime ministers - from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss
"He said she was too young, she was just a child, and he wasn't the only person who thought that. She had to prove herself."
When he resigned in 1955, reports say she wrote him a handwritten letter telling him how much she would miss him. According to his wife Clarissa, when he went to Buckingham Palace to form a government, the pair talked about a number of things before the topic actually came up. In his diaries, Macmillan praised Her Majesty's knowledge of foreign affairs, noting:"She showed, as her father used to, an uncanny knowledge of details and personalities. She must read the telegrams very carefully."When the Queen visited Macmillan in hospital, he told her that the party wanted Lord Home to replace him and is believed to have convinced her to exercise her royal prerogative in sending for him.
Former private secretary Lord Charteris said the Queen"loved Alec" as they were"the same sort of people". Then-Labour cabinet minister Barbara Castle said:"Harold was very fond of her and she reciprocated it." They are reported to have had a difficult relationship, with Heath uncomfortable around women and lacking in charm.
Despite their differences, Heath complimented the Queen's general knowledge, once describing her as"undoubtedly one of the best-informed people in the world".Callaghan's time in office marked the last time Labour would be in power for two decades. Eventually, their relationship became so relaxed that she broke with protocol during a walk around Buckingham Palace and placed a flower in his buttonhole.While many expected the Queen to get on with Britain's first ever female prime minister, the relationship between the two women was strained.
While Major had the Gulf War and economic disaster to deal with, the Queen had to navigate the breakdown of Charles and Diana's marriage and the sensational media coverage that came with it. During the pair's first meeting, the Queen was quick to point out that Blair was just one month old when she was crowned in 1953.
Her Majesty was thought to be very fond of him, even attempting to mimic his Scottish accent occasionally. He was forced to apologise, saying he was"very embarrassed" and"extremely sorry" for his choice of words.Theresa May, Britain's second female prime minister, enjoyed a much more pleasant relationship with the Queen than Margaret Thatcher.
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