Britain Quote by Penny Junor

The more unpopular politicians are, the better people think it is to have a monarchy.

— Sarah Bradford

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

I don't think a monarchy led by 75- and 80-year-old men [Saudi Arabia] in today's modern world is really sustainable.

— Thomas Friedman

I think you can't have the monarchy without the coronation. I think you would have to get rid of the whole kit and caboodle.

— Claire Foy

No. I am not a royalist. Not at all. I am definitely a republican in the British sense of the word. I just don't…

— Daniel Radcliffe

I think if the monarchy were removed tomorrow, it wouldn't have a huge effect on the national mind-set.

— Hilary Mantel

Most people think that there is a monarchy, where God is the king and we are the subjects, and the subjects are inferior to…

— Wayne Dyer

“So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of reason and…

— Christopher Hitchens

This rationale, which justified the mixed constitution of Great Britain, might have made some sense in 1776, but by 1787 most American thinkers had…

— Gordon S. Wood

I am very pro-royal. Britain without them would be a sadder place.

— Alison Jackson

The monarchy needs publicity: they must be seen to be relevant. Unfortunately, they can't just lead quiet lives.

— Penny Junor

“This is what you get when you found a political system on the family values of Henry VIII. At a point in the not-too-remote…

— Christopher Hitchens