Who said it?

“This strong-willed girl, Ava, was loved by so many people. Heaven will be a happier place because of her exuberance. She will undoubtedly have taken it by storm” - The Archbishop of Liverpool, the Most Reverend Malcolm Mcmahon, as he officiated at the funeral of 12-year-old Ava White.

“This is Christmas number six apart. Gabriella here, obviously a lot bigger now, is properly excited about Christmas. And I think actually after the year we’ve had as a family, but the country more broadly, it’s been quite important to celebrate it” Richard Ratcliffe, the husband of detained mother Nazanin Zaghari-ratcliffe, says he is determined their daughter should celebrate Christmas despite another year apart. “This year, 2021, we welcomed our daughter, Lilibet, to the world. Archie made us a ‘Mama’ and a ‘Papa’, and Lili made us a family”

- A message from Harry and Meghan in a “family holiday” card, which was also accompanied by the first publicly-released picture of their daughter Lilibet.

“George absolutely loved Christmas. Christmas in the Kemp household didn’t start until December 14 when two giant hampers would be delivered through our door from Harrods... This didn’t happen just once or twice. This happened for 30 years” - Martin Kemp on the Christmas hampers George Michael sent him for 30 years. “Despite the caution that we are all taking, people should enjoy their Christmases with their families and their friends” Health Secretary Sajid Javid as Covid infection levels reached a record high in the UK.