The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this palace. Bar none. She knows everything. I don't know how she does it. And she sees everything.

I look at Canada like a second home.

When the question arose whether I, as a member of the royal family, should take part in active combat in the Falklands, there was no question in her mind, and it only took her two days to sort the issue.

I'll tell you where the injustice is. It's with the person earning £12,000 to £15,000-a-year who is being asked to be restrained by their business or employer. Yet the taxpayer has bailed out the banks, so why are they not showing restraint?

In the U.K., we have the best geography teachers in the world!

She is incredibly fit, but we remind staff that she's not just the monarch, but our mother.

There is something about going to sea. A little bit of discipline, self-discipline and humility are required.