Words of the week

I THINK they’re feeling unhappy, isolated, unloved, unappreciated and they’re lashing out in the only way they know how. – Royal biographer Penny Junor on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

LADIES and gentlemen, we shall have no talk of rivalry today. – The Duchess of Cornwall, presenting an honorary degree to Princess Anne.

I TRIED knitting when I first had George. I tried to knit him a very special jumper, but I got half way down and it splattered. – The Duchess of Cambridge during a visit to Bradford.

IT’S a shame that it’s still a conversation. – Oscar-nominated actress Florence Pugh laments the lack of female directors recognised by the Academy.

I MEAN, just not being able to say how many children you have. – Labour leadership contender Jess Phillips on the morality of Boris Johnson.

AS No 10 press secretary I often felt like a dustman following the Lord Mayor’s parade. – Sir Bernard Ingham, writing in The Yorkshire Post on how he dealt with Government mishaps while working for Margaret Thatcher.

I WAS tired but I absolutely loved every minute of it. – Rugby league legend Rob Burrow after a testimonial game following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis.

OUR sight has become almost the more important sense than smell or taste. – Chef Heston Blumenthal laments diners posting photographs of food on social media before eating it.

YOU can’t eat cheese, can you, if you’re a vegan? It’s just a crime against cheese lovers.

– Boris Johnson on veganism.

HUMAN beings have overrun the world.

We’re replacing the wild with the tame. – TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough.

I HAVE told them they must get their act together since I won’t hesitate to escalate this further. – Transport Secretary Grant Shapps issues a blunt message to TransPennine Express bosses.

ANYTHING that I carry on with in here is just going to be fake. – Reality TV star Ollie Williams explains why he quit Love Island.