Country Quote by Frank Scott

There is a growing body of opinion in support of a royal commission. It's not an issue which will go away, because the global…

— Crispin Blunt

Bringing anyone into royal circles is a pretty tough act. Especially in the British royal family, which is scrutinized by the press as no…

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Many Americans remain very interested in royal goings-on in general, and not just because of their soap-opera appeal. To a greater degree than any…

— Linda Colley

After 30 years in Brussels, I can tell you: The relationship between the Commission and the Parliament has probably never been as good as…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

I have changed the focus of the work of my Commission so that we no longer concern ourselves with trivial details and concentrate on…

— Jean-Claude Juncker

There is no doubt in my mind at all. The Duke of Edinburgh has had affairs - yes, full-blown affairs, and more than one.

— Sarah Bradford

For a time during the 1980s the Royal Family were not just the most influential family in Britain but probably in Europe and Prince…

— Andrew Morton

No medieval monarch in the whole of British history ever had such power as every modern British Prime Minister has in his or her…

— Tony Benn

There was no doubt that in the early and mid-eighties that many of us in broadsheet newspapers felt that we still had a responsibility…

— Max Hastings

The monarchy has almost always been unpopular.

— Nigel Hawthorne

Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.

— Alvaro de Vasconcelos

“The prestige of royal power has evaporated, but the majesty of the law has failed to take its place. People nowadays despise authority yet…

— Alexis de Tocqueville