Western Morning News (Saturday)
The things they say
■ “At its heart it is still a family event. We are following the Covid guidelines. There was a limit on who could be invited as a guest and Her Majesty wanted to ensure that all branches of the duke’s family were there, and had to make some very difficult decisions about who would be there. For those that unfortunately can’t be there, I’m sure they will be making their own private arrangements about how they commemorate the duke, and indeed celebrate the duke”
- Buckingham Palace spokesman on the Duke of
Edinburgh’s funeral.
■ “We see what Russia is doing to undermine our democracies. The UK and US are calling out Russia’s malicious behaviour, to enable our international partners and businesses at home to better defend and prepare themselves against this kind of action. The UK will continue to work with allies to call out Russia’s malign behaviour where we see it”
- Foreign Secretary Dominic
Raab.
■ “It was totally pain free, I didn’t feel a thing. The lovely woman who vaccinated me made it all really easy. I guess like many people I felt quite emotional because it’s so important this vaccination programme in helping us all get back to normal”
- Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after getting a first Covid-19 jab.
■ “It helps people’s self-belief, it gives people life skills, it helps them to deal with things that might be thrown at them in later life”
- Actor Ross Kemp on the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
■ “You can look around and if you would like to buy then pop it in your basket and come to the counter where you are given a felt prescription for what you need. I write down the medication, sign the prescription and then that is your receipt”
- Artist Lucy Sparrow who
created a fully stocked pharmacy featuring more
than 15,000 items made entirely from felt in London.
■ “Well, I think they might do one more special. Because they left it hanging, didn’t they, with the proposal? So it would seem strange if they didn’t. But they should crack on if they are going to do it”
- Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon on the possibility of another episode of the sitcom