[That's a yes. With a sigh, Britannia shrugs.]

Once they learn about me, they think I'm either a weakness or a crutch. The proud ones don't want to depend on me to defeat the other personifications of countries while the shortsighted ones think if I'm killed, it'll put the empire in danger. Your father was the former. [She has no problems admitting this to Lelouch because A) if anyone can understand her dislike of the man, it'll be the son who renounced him and B) he does become her boss later on.]

Well at least that explains why you weren't afraid of Zero.