At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.

It has turned out to be an annus horribilis.

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?

I myself prefer my New Zealand eggs for breakfast.

[To the suggestion that Great Britain might someday want a Republic:] We'll go quietly.

I have behind me not only the splendid traditions and the annals of more than a thousand years but the living strength and majesty of the Commonwealth and Empire; of societies old and new; of lands and races different in history and origins but all, by God's Will, united in spirit and in aim.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.