Formal Event Quotes

The king must never appear in public except when the occasion is extremely important or unavoidable.

Take opera for example - to go to the opera you have to dress up in a tuxedo and pay lots of money.

I think the first time I ever wore a tuxedo was when I played at the Talk Of The Town in 1967, because it was a nightclub and that was the thing to do.

The red carpet is a beautiful situation for people. I think everybody appreciates it and loves it and honors it. Nobody really acts a fool because they know this is a one-time thing.

I've nothing against the Queen personally. I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time.

If you go to a Christmas concert, you take your wife on a nice evening, people are dressed up a little bit more, and it's definitely a sit-down event.

You don't go to Buckingham Palace in a sweater.

I've never actually been to prom.

I went to my prom. I wore this olive green, floor-length backless dress. It was rad.

I've never been to a prom or a dance; so it's funny, because we have dances on the show, and I'll be like, 'Oh yay! It's my school dance!'

Since this was a formal undead gathering, there would be food—all kinds—drinks, dancing, and festivities, while those in power pondered whether or not to slaughter half the people around them. In other words, like a high-school prom.

And now we have the formalities over, we'll have the National Anthems.

A banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditch digging.

For my prom I really wanted to wear a bright color - something that was going to pop and stand out.

I never wear any makeup over the weekend, unless I'm going to a wedding!

About 10 minutes [into the dinner] my sister texted me and said, "Maria, I just wanted to let you know that you're on TV live. You're front and center." I thought, 'Oh God, I'm right behind Donald Trump and in the camera shot. After that I stopped moving. I just sat there. It was funny. I was delighted that people noticed my white gloves. It was a white tie dinner, for the dais you had to be in white tie. If I can't channel my best Sophia Loren glamour for a white tie affair, when can I? I thought it was an excellent opportunity to wear the white gloves.

I think the state opening of Parliament is an incredibly important occasion, and broadly speaking, the way in which it's done is an invaluable tradition.

If all the young ladies who attended the Yale promenade dance were laid end to end, no one would be the least surprised.

The Smythe-Smith musicale. Thankfully, it came around just once per year, because Hyacinth was quite certain it would take a full twelve months for her ears to recover.

When I went to prom, I wore my hair down. But I love the idea of a long dress with your hair up. It's just gorgeous.

Like most people - unless they're very practised at it or have no warm blood at all in their veins - I feel a little apprehensive about the red carpet. It's always a bit bewildering when people are taking pictures and asking questions before the ceremony.

The state dinner is almost a formula, but you try to make it interesting. You try not to overload it with too many political types. You try to get a cross section.

For many of us, our proms were less Walt Disney's 'Cinderella' and more Stephen King's 'Carrie.' The less we spent on them, the better.

I had to perform at the White House for the president, That's always kind of a weird set to try to put together.

I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.