Now I had exactly zero interest in the Royal Wedding. I am quite happy for others

[Burney]

I did try to watch but I switched on just as thon preacher man was bellowing questions at the congregation and found it so embarrassing I had to switch off.

The genius of our monarchy is how adeptly they can shape-shift to fit the zeitgeist and secure another fifty years of leeching rights.

I remain convinced that is woman this going to be a whole bunch of trouble for the firm. Let's hope so.

At one point, apparently, the bloody man mentioned 'sexual union'. At a marriage! In front of The Queen! I was furious.

[Sir C]

At one point, apparently, the bloody man mentioned 'sexual union'. At a marriage! In front of The Queen! I was furious.

That wasn't the yanqui, that was the vicar bloke.

It was appalling.

[Burney]

That wasn't the yanqui, that was the vicar bloke.

It was appalling.

Good God! Really? I’d assumed only an American would be capable of such a solecism.

What on earth has become of the C of E? ‘Sexual onion’, indeed.