“What is it about royalty - even if you're a confirmed republican - tha...” — Prunella Scales Quote

“What is it about royalty - even if you're a confirmed republican - that is dramatically interesting?”

“In 1940 my mum took a job as under-matron at her old school, which had been evacuated from Eastbourne to Windermere; I got a bursary and spent eight years as a boarder. It was a smashing education; I regret being at a single-sex school, but I had a brother, so knew what guys were.”

“Being out of work is very depressing. But luckily I haven't been there for a long time.”

“Loretta Lynch is supremely qualified to be our nation's top cop, and she should be confirmed immediately.”

“IU and I hosted a music program together, and she had told me that she would be writing a song for me. My fans call me 'Peach,' so when her new song came out, I called to ask her about it, and she confirmed that the song was for me.”

“On the day, therefore, when I went to the church to be confirmed, with a number of others, I suffered extremely from the reproaches of my conscience.”