Westminster Abbey

It seems that a lot of money has just been wasted. If Charles doesn’t want to live there, that’s fine, but it should be totally opened up full-time with all the ticket sales going back to the treasury to pay for the refurbishment work. It’s outrageous.

— Norman Baker, royal finances expert and author, told the Mirror that much money had been wasted and that if Charles doesn’t want to live there, the palace should be opened up full-time with all ticket sales going back to the treasury to fund the refurbishment.

They can stop everything, but they can’t cancel spring.

— David Hockney wrote this in May 2021 to about two dozen friends to whom he sent a new painting from his tablet every day, reflecting on the resilience of spring during the pandemic.

nobody is above the law

— Keir Starmer, in a BBC Breakfast interview, when asked if the former prince should turn himself over to the police.