The best number for a dinner party is two; myself and a dam' good head waiter.

Ultimately the incident contributed to Calouste Gulbenkian's decision to leave $420 million of his fortune to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal. During the interview he attacked the Trustees of the Gulbenkian Foundation in what amounted to virtual slander. Despite this he was also attached to the Iranian Embassy in London in an honorary role (as he held Iranian citizenship) whilst he regained his Turkish citizenship in 1965.

Nubar Sarkis Gulbenkian (1896–1972) was an Armenian business magnate and socialite born in the Ottoman empire.