11.   But the queen was engaged in image-building, spin control, public outreach.

12.   Even if all of Europe decides to put Voltaire on a bill, the British insist that the queen be there, too.

13.   Eventually, the palace yielded to public pressure and raised a flag to half mast in mourning for the princess even though the queen was away.

14.   For most of Britain the queen is Elizabeth II.

15.   For them, the queen may be little more than the woman whose image is on currency and postage stamps, even though she is legally head of state.

16.   Friends say the Tejano queen was the biggest person in her life.

17.   How could a queen be so accessible?

18.   I quickly realized that the queen was totally aware of the issues, and I was pleasantly surprised.

19.   If there is no governing organization, there is a queen.

20.   In a pharaoh ant colony, he explained, there are several queens, each with her own legion of subjects.