Men o' war were to be a part of the fabric of my life for the next half-century.
My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.
I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.
Never feel that a piece of criticism or advice is too much trouble to give, or that it exceeds your province.
Prince Charles is an absolute Mountbatten. The real intelligence in the royal family comes through my parents to Prince Philip and the children.
It never entered my father's mind nor my mind ever to do a job other than at one's best ability.