ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Who said 'Everybody likes flattery; and when you come to royalty you should lay it on with a trowel'?

This was two-time prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81). It courted him favour with Queen Victoria, who he drew out of her long mourning period following her husband Albert's death.

Mar 10, 2025 - 05:28
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Who said 'Everybody likes flattery; and when you come to royalty you should lay it on with a trowel'?
This was two-time prime minister Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81). It courted him favour with Queen Victoria, who he drew out of her long mourning period following her husband Albert's death.