THEY SAID WHAT?
“They’ve got no buttons but I got here”
The Queen was impressed by the hi-tech lifts when she opened finance company Schroders’ new London HQ.
“No, it won’t. I’m not that stupid. I do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign. So of course I understand entirely how that should operate” The Prince of Wales, saying public campaigning or “meddling” will not continue when he becomes King.
“He’s pretty impatient, he wants things done by yesterday, as I think everybody who works for him will tell you. But that’s how he gets things done, he’s driven by this, this passion inside him to really help. He would like to save the world” The Duchess of Cornwall on her husband, the Prince of Wales.
“I’d like to inspire others and empower others to believe in themselves, especially people with Down’s Syndrome. The world is their oyster” Actress Sarah Gordy, who became the first woman with Down’s Syndrome to be awarded an MBE. “A parliament where women are a rare sight is a parliament working with one hand tied behind its back” Prime Minister Theresa May.
“I love Prince William, I’ve known him since he was little, and we just sniggered at each other. I said ‘I can’t kiss you, can I?’ And he said ‘No don’t’!” Actress Emma Thompson, after receiving her Damehood from the Duke of Cambridge.
“To any of the pundits or talking heads that do not give us proper credit for this great midterm election, just remember two words - FAKE NEWS!” US President Donald Trump.
“I don’t care about the knockers - no pun intended. I’m not going to have anyone tell me that I can’t wear a bikini at 60. I’ve got a wobbly a**e, my boobs aren’t in the right place. I’ve got bumps and lumps and a tummy and I’ve had two children. But I don’t look bad for an old bird” A defiant Denise Welch, ex-Coronation Street star. “It’s mainly laziness. But I think wearing clothes in bed is weird. Why would you get dressed to go to bed?” Labour MP Jess Phillips, who said she grew up in a “naked household”.
“Can someone explain why it is now acceptable only to say ‘people of colour’ and not ‘coloured people’?” Steve Willis, of Northampton, in a letter to the Daily Telegraph.
“When you meet most comedians in real life you very quickly stop expecting them to be funny. Being a comedian is almost like a pathology” Comedian Ben Miller.