Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was well-known for coining the royal phrase 'never complain, never explain' which members of The Firm have lived by for generations. In the final years of her life, The Queen Mother was often referred to as 'the best loved royal' thanks to her decades of public service.
But behind palace walls her staff knew her for the clever way she avoided any familial subject she didn't want to speak or know about. The Queen Mother reportedly mastered this ability to such a degree that those closest to her nicknamed her "the imperial ostrich", owing to her fondness for 'sticking her head in the sand' to avoid difficult conversations.
