QUOTES OF THE DAY

“I went to the institution, and I said that I needed to go somewhere to get help. I said that I’ve never felt this way before and I need to go somewhere. And I was told that I couldn’t, that it wouldn’t be good for the institution”

- The Duchess of Sussex, above, told Oprah Winfrey she got to the stage where she “just didn’t want to be alive any more” while working for The Firm – as the Royal Family is sometimes known.

“My father and my brother, they are trapped. They don’t get to leave”

- The Duke of Sussex said he felt “trapped” while in the monarchy.

“He did not share the identity with me but he wanted to make sure I knew, and if I had an opportunity to share it, that it was not his grandmother or grandfather that were part of those conversations. He did not tell me who was a part of those conversations”

- Oprah Winfrey said the Duke of Sussex told her it was not the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh who made an alleged racist comment about how dark their baby’s skin would be.

“It’s nice to see one another and be next to each other. Just to be able to feel close, today is the best day”

- Kay Fossett, 66, after a relaxation of Covid restrictions meant she could visit her mother, Sylvia Newsom, 86, at Gracewell of Sutton care home for the first time since December.

“He is the Prime Minister and he works a very long day, he has a huge workload and I don’t think he will be taking paternity leave”

- Boris Johnson’s press secretary Allegra Stratton, just hours after the Prime Minister discussed with female business leaders the issue of fathers taking time off to look after children.