The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Who said it
“At its heart it is still a family event. We are following the Covid guidelines. There was a limit on who could be invited and Her Majesty wanted to ensure that all branches of the duke’s family were there, and had to make some very difficult decisions. For those that unfortunately can’t be there, I’m sure they will be making their own arrangements about how they commemorate, 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
- Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
where we see it”
“It was totally pain free. 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” - First Minister Nicola Sturgeon after receiving her first Covid-19 vaccination.
“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.
“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” - Gavin & Stacey star Rob Brydon on whether there may be another special episode of the sitcom.
On this day
1746: The army of Charles Stuart, the Young Pretender “Bonnie Prince Charlie”, was routed by Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden.
1850: Marie Tussaud, the Swiss-born modeller who established the world-famous waxworks near Baker Street, London, in 1835 died.
1889: Charlie Chaplin (later Sir Charles), English comedian, was born in London.
1912: American Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
1951: The British submarine Affray sank in the English Channel with the loss of 75 lives.
1953: The royal yacht Britannia was launched by the Queen.
1964: Twelve members of the Great Train Robbery gang were sentenced to a total of 307 years in jail.
2007: The Bank of England was forced to publish an open letter to the chancellor for the first time after a shock surge in inflation to above 3%.
2010: Travel chaos spread across Europe as planes were grounded in the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia as a result of an ash cloud from Iceland.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: A naval officer made history by passing out of training by himself, after missing the official ceremony due to being in self-isolation.