THEY SAID WHAT?

“I’m very happy pruning. I’m interested in the relationship between man and nature, control and abandonment. That balance varies, but is incredibly rewarding”

TV gardener Monty Don

“It’s more and more likely that I’m going to die tomorrow” TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough, 91, considers his own mortality

“I would love it to be a woman, I think it would be marvellous. Not through pressure of political correctness but it sort of just feels like it’s time. I think it would just be great” Doctor Who writer Mark Gatiss, looking forward to a female in the title role

“It’s called ‘leadership’, Donald. If we need an alarmist blowhard, we’ll call” Harry Potter creator JK Rowling, above, takes a swipe at the US President

“Donald Trump’s state visit should not go ahead. I don’t think we should roll out the red carpet to the president of the USA in the circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for” London Mayor Sadiq Khan

“The older I get, the less I appreciate birthdays” The Duke of Edinburgh, soon to be 96

“Of course, like most women over 50, I know I am invisible. I know that no man is going to wolf-whistle at me or stare moodily at me with a hint of lust again. Yes, you can be a feminist and secretly enjoy that” Former Fleet Street editor Eve Pollard, 71, who misses male attention