The Press and Journal (Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire)
Who said it
“I will miss my Grandpa, but I know he would want us to get on with the job” - The Duke of Cambridge following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.
“He will be remembered as the longest reigning consort to the monarch, a decorated serviceman, a prince and a duke. But to me, like many of you who have lost a loved one or grandparent over this past year, he was my grandpa: master of the barbecue, legend of banter, and cheeky till the end” - The Duke of Sussex.
“Perhaps the most important aspect of his life was his absolute commitment to supporting the Queen. I know how important it is to have a husband, a partner, who is a source of strength and a rock in time of trouble” - Former prime minister Theresa May speaking in the Commons.
“His death was a tragedy but his life was a triumph” - Anne Merritt at the inquest into the death of her son Jack, 25, who was killed by convicted terrorist Usman Khan at a prisoner rehabilitation event near London Bridge on November 29 2019.
“I thought it would be nice to do a cut as soon as we possibly could and it wasn’t hard to find someone who wanted their hair doing after so long” - Kelly Boad, owner of Hair & Beauty Gallery in Warwick, who opened at midnight as restrictions lifted in England.
“It doesn’t matter what you do or who you are, you can have everything you want, but as success happened, mentally I was breaking down” - Max George said he experienced his first serious mental health episode after The Wanted hit number one with their debut single All Time Low.