Words of the week

WHEN did I know she was the one? Very first time we met. – Prince Harry, speaking after his engagement to American actress Meghan Markle.

IT was definitely a set-up. It was a blind date. I didn’t know much about him. – Meghan Markle on her first encounter with her fiancé.

IT’S not about Royalty so much as it is about love. – Meghan Markle’s half-sister Samantha Grant.

OUR daughter has always been a kind and loving person. To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for us as parents. – Ms Markle’s parents, Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland.

IT’S just another dress and hat to buy. – Princess Michael of Kent on the forthcoming Royal wedding.

ALL you get on Twitter now is Gary Lineker, it’s purely a medium for Gary Lineker. He’s a busy man, he’s got a lot of tweeting to do. – Jeremy Clarkson

I CAME at it as completely anti-monarchist and I’ve turned around utterly. I’m a Royalist now. – Peter Morgan, writer of The Crown, the Netflix drama.

ALL hail the queen of tolerance and

patience. – Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid pays tribute to Celia Walden, wife of her TV co-host Piers Morgan.

I WOULDN’T have a clue. – Former footballer David Beckham when asked about the financial value of his family’s brand.

HAS there ever been a female prime

minister? – Boxer Amir Khan, a contestant on I’m A Celebrity, is plainly not up to speed with British politics.

DON’T lose custody of your

ambition. – Radio 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett who is being given an expanded role.

I BELONG to the past, so does Tony Blair. – John Prescott, Labour’s former Deputy Prime Minister.

WE must sometimes take blame, women. I really do think that. Although it’s awful to say we can’t make ourselves look as attractive as possible without being knocked down and raped. – Actress Dame Angela Lansbury, 92, on sexual harassment.