Words matter. These are the best Penny Junor Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Diana became a superstar when she became a part of the Royal Family because she brought youth and glamour and fun into a staid and dusty institution, and at times she eclipsed the Prince of Wales. It was one of the early problems within their marriage.
I wasn’t a pushy parent – you have to let children be who they want to be.
I have huge sympathy for Prince William. He was born into a deeply unenviable life that most of us would abhor, and what’s more, he lost his mother at an early age.
Prince Charles has his foibles, but he is not a crook, not a bully, and not a hypocrite.
Everything in adulthood can be traced back to childhood.
Kate Middleton has no blue blood coursing through her veins. Her father, Michael, is self-made, and he and his wife have been very successful with their party business, but they are and always will be strictly middle class.
William’s marriage to Kate Middleton showed that social class, which seemed so important when Prince Charles was looking for a bride in the Eighties, is no longer an issue.
I confess I’m a huge fan of ‘Suits.’
My house is full of paintings by my mother Pam. She was a fantastic, prolific artist but had no confidence in herself, thanks to my father running her down. They married during the war when she was 19 – she had planned to go to art school. But my father didn’t want her to work, so she became a housewife.
I’ve got terrible hate mail basically saying I’m vile and evil.
I have watched people around members of the royal family for a long time now, and something very strange happens to them. They turn into sycophants.
At one time, my mother did plan to divorce my father when she found out about an affair he had with a model, the sister of one of my brother’s girlfriends.
I don’t think the monarchy is tawdry in the slightest. I think the monarchy is hugely important for Britain.
For much of the final decade of the 20th century, one story regularly dominated the news across much of the developed world. It was the unravelling of the marriage between the heir to the British throne and his beautiful, charismatic princess, Diana.
Africa is the one place on earth where Prince Harry can be truly himself. He describes Botswana as his ‘second home,’ but this magical country is even more than that – it is his haven, his safe harbour.
Kenya has deep resonances for the royals: it was here, after all, that the young Princess Elizabeth heard of the death of her father, George VI. From that moment, she was Queen.
The fact is, Charles and Diana’s marriage was a train smash in many ways, and, as Camilla will one day be Queen, it’s important for the public to understand she’s not some terrible woman.
Because I am fascinated by people and what makes them behave the way they do. I think it is one of the most fascinating things in the world.
