Access Quote by George VI

The monarchical institution in England is immensely valuable.

— Malcolm Muggeridge

“Monarchies have some good features beyond their star qualities. They can reduce the size and parasitic nature of the management bureaucracy. They can make…

— Frank Herbert

The monarchy is thousands of years old and has experienced many things like 'The Crown' in the past. They're always changing and evolving; that's…

— Claire Foy

There are many reasons for the decline in royal esteem. One is that so many of the royals are thick.

— Alastair Campbell

I tend to be a bit of a proselytiser for the importance of royal courts, but all politics - in fact every form of…

— David Starkey

There is so much else in the world that is more interesting [ than monarchy].

— Hilary Mantel

We, the monarchs, are undoubtedly constants in a constantly changing world. Because we have always been there, but also because we do not get…

— Margrethe II of Denmark

What is striking is how the reputation of the monarchy has gone up and down in my lifetime.

— David Starkey

A lot of people would like to see the monarchy scaled down.

— Clive Lewis

I simply make this point, that the monarchy in so far, as it is identified with what is, in my opinion, an obsolete class…

— Malcolm Muggeridge

My concern is less the monarchy as such than the attempt of a fading colonial power to hang onto grandeur.

— Hilary Mantel

I think the monarchy today is. . . mildly interesting and largely harmless. I can't find I can get very heated about it. In the next…

— Hilary Mantel