Saturday, October 2, 2010

Queen Elizabeth II, Introvert



Princess Elizabeth of York, currently Queen Elizabeth II of the
United Kingdom, painted when she was seven years old (1933)
by Philip Alexius de Laszlo - Picture source: Wikimedia


Queen Elizabeth II was carefully and thoroughly groomed to be in public since her early childhood and has been performing public duties throughout her long life, attended and supported and aided so that she is never at a loss for what to do or how to do it, or when, no matter that she may in fact wish she was elsewhere, doing something much more to her liking - alone.  Besides having long since become habituated to public life she is obviously a very conscientious individual who puts her responsibilities and country before her personal needs and inclinations.  Add self-discipline and you have an introvert who has the strength of character required to dutifully and cheerfully meet with the public constantly, no doubt until the end of her days.




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-- Daniel Day-Lewis (born 1957), English actor