Celebrity News: Queen Elizabeth not amused by antics of 'prima donna' soccer players

Keep Up To Date With: Quotes of 2010 | Celebrity Quotes, News

Great Literature: LITERARY QUOTES
Other Links: Email Hoaxes & Scams | Video Greetings | Quit Smoking

Follow on:

Twitter

Popular:

Great Gatsby Quotes

Compose a quote contest for Twitterers soon. Follow us to enter.

AUTHORS by last name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

TOPICS: Love - Funny - Friendship - Life - Art - Sex - Nature. All Topics - Click Here

Quotes of the Week - March 16, 2010:
"Listen, he's a nice person, but he couldn't sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down traffic." -- Former CBS newsd anchor Dan Rather on Barack Obama.

"A ban on eating would show China has reached a new level of civilization." --Chinese professor Chang Jiwen on China considering making the eating cats and dogs illegal.

"We used to hustle on over the border for health care...And I think, isn't that kind of ironic now." -- Sarah Palin, former governer of Alaska, admits her family used to go to Canada for medical treatment when she was a child. Canada has a single-payer system, which Palin opposes.

News...Celebrity Quotes and News...Did They Really Say That...

November 20, 2006:
Queen Elizabeth not amused by antics of 'prima donna' soccer players

Britain's Queen Elizabeth says she is not amused by "prima donna" soccer players.

Her majesty's comments came at a recent honorary event and shocked some fans of the beautiful game.

The 80-year-old monarch was knighting FA Premier League chairman Sir David Richards at Buckingham Palace when she made her remarks.

"Football's a difficult business, and aren't they prima donnas?" she proclaimed.
To which Richards replied: "Yes, Ma'am. Some of them are."

Then she said to Sir David: 'But it's a wonderful game."

The Queen was apparently referring to the much criticized behaviour of professional players who dive and feign injury in an attempt to win free kicks and penalties and get opposing players sent off.

"She obviously watches the television," Richards told reporters. "I think she meant when they fall over on the floor and that they're good actors."

The Queen also knighted Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald at the ceremony, which recognized people who achieved excellence in their field.

She chatted to Macdonald - who has worked with Chanel and Givenchy - about Audrey Hepburn's little black dress.

Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes was also honored with an Order of the British Empire. Rhodes reminded the Queen that he had once served vegetables to her husband Prince Philip and son Prince Charles, while on a catering course.

The Queen said "Oh goodness - you've certainly moved on and come a long way."

Queen Elizabeth Quotes
News Files