We live in what virtually amounts to a museum — which does not happen to a lot of people. – Prince Philip Edinburgh

Im glad weve been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face. – Queens Mother Elizabeth

A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate. – James Fenimore Cooper