I Have To Admit I Do Get

On The Summit Of Everest, I Had A Feeling Of Great Satisfaction To Be First There.

When I Was 50 Years Old, I Actually Decided To Draw Up A List Of Half A Dozen Things That I Really Hadn't Done Very Well, And I Was Going To Make Efforts To Improve. One Of Them Was Skiing, And I Really Did Become A Very Much Better Skier.

My Grandmother I Admired Even More [than Mother]. She Was An Irish Lady And A Very Kind-hearted Person. She Had A Lot Of Talent, She Painted Extremely Well. She Was Quite A Strong Factor In My Life.

I'm Definitely A Queen Supporter. She Was Great.

I've Often Thought About That And The Only Suitable Member To Join Me On That Climb [to Everest] Was George Lowe: He Was Strong, A Good Man On A Mountain, With A Great Sense Of Humour, And I Liked That. I Think George And I Could've Done That Together ... I've Probably Never Told George That.