"No, well, I don’t know, I have so many cousins in all directions, I don’t know what a cousin feels like."

"I would have been a ‘lousy imperial princess’, because I would rather shovel sh-- than have to be very charming and d…"

"I can’t say a thing in Russian; I find English hard enough. I know four words in Russian: Da, Net, Spasibo, Dushka (Y…"

"Felix is a 'downright civilian', dressed all in brown, walked to and fro about the room, searching in some bookcases …"

"The Queen has never sat there and said anything that makes her miserable, has she? She’s always got on with it."

"[About Madonna] I disagree. Nor do I agree with the association of Madonna's name with the title of her LP Like a Vir…"

"I could have had a career in cinema. It was difficult to reinvent myself as a singer. I have a weak voice. I can swin…"

"I do yoga and meditation. I'm a vegetarian and I've given up alcohol."

"It's better to be the one who leaves than the one who is left."

"My recurring dream, for many years now, is of a giant wave about to crash onto a beach where I am with a group of fri…"