Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. - Napoleon Bonaparte

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as King as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love. I now quit altogether public affairs, and I lay down my burden. – Edward VIII

There is something behind the throne greater than the King himself. – William Pitt The Elder Chatham

Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions. – Walter Bagehot

Being a princess isnt all its cracked up to be. – Princess of Wales Diana

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