David Starkey Quotes (4 Quotes)

Half of our guest lists are patrons who are from across the country. It's funny, they are coming from a big city to a small city to find the same type of celebration they would get at home.

In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it never had before, ... You took the fact that the monarch was head of the Church of England to mean that the British monarchy was itself a religious or moral institution and the monarchy became a symbol of national public morality.

Those type of elegant black tie events, for whatever reason, didn't continue into the late 20th century, and we have heard countless stories about them from our patrons and we wanted to offer that.

The immediate presumption must be that she is Princess of Wales. People may think that the Diana phenomenon is almost as faded as her fountain (undergoing repairs at London's Hyde Park), but there will be Diana-maniacs who will get cross.