I don’t care who you are, everyone ought to have interests outside of work and support of friends or family.
They all treated her like either a dumb old woman in need of humoring or someone who shouldn’t have any personal interests and just do boring duties 100% of the time. I did think it was kind of sad too that no one other than Norman, the former kitchen boy, was at all supportive of her reading. So they came across as boneheads, which I am sure was Bennett’s intention.
What was funny though was that all her snobby officials and courtiers didn’t have a clue what she was talking about when making references to some very famous authors and their books. I do know she basically had to ask to be educated because she wasn’t supposed to be the monarch and then, well. I admit I know little of Queen Elizabeth’s personal life so I have no idea if she was never a reader until later in her life or not. Mostly I thought this was a witty little story with several places that made me laugh out loud. Her family, government officials, and courtiers are Not Amused by her newfound obsession, either. The Queen has discovered a love of reading and it’s affecting her ability to do – or rather, her interest in doing – her royal duties. This was a totally delightful little diversion.
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