I know that the Duke of Edinburgh's rule was, 'Don't talk about yourself, don't give personal interviews.' I know that, and I… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Once, during one of the jubilee tours, I was in the car immediately behind theirs and I watched Prince Philip telling the… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
My introduction to the Queen was disconcerting, to say the least. 'This is Gyles Brandreth,' said the Duke of Edinburgh cheerily. 'Apparently,… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Whatever you wanted in entertainment, Des O'Connor could provide, so he was in a way the last of his kind. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Prince Philip prides himself on being a realist. He knows he is not going to live for ever. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
I met Ian McKellen queueing for returns and he said, 'Are you wearing your tights under your trousers?' and I said, 'How… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Bob Hope said: 'You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.' And while this quote is generally… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
I heard one woman say to another in the queue at a book signing: 'I shouldn't be buying this. He's a former… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Praise makes me humble, but when I am abused, I know that I have touched the stars. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Princess Anne is like her father. From her, you'll never hear a complaint of any kind about her upbringing. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
In the Members' Dining Room, the Conservatives eat at one end, the Labour Party at the other, while the Liberals wait at table. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
“Those who pay their bills on time are soon forgotten. It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
If you're the Queen you don't need to say anything and you don't get into trouble. If you're the Duke of Edinburgh you say… — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
When it comes to personal communication, words are all we've got. It is the simple use of language that makes us human beings. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
If God had meant us to go metric, why did he give Christ twelve apostles? — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I am a writer. That's what I have spent my life doing. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
“One should always be suspicious of a woman who tells you that her past was burnt in the flames of a schoolhouse in Peshawar.” — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
Among the upper classes, especially three or four generations ago, men and women had separate bedrooms. That's just the way it was. — Gyles Brandreth Copy Share Image
