OPINION – VANESSA FELTZ: What is going to radio telephone in exhibits argue about now?
Vanessa Feltz, left, says scone debate has been nailed by late Queen (Picture: Getty / Categorical)
Radio phone-in presenters might be chagrined to know the “jam or cream first on a scone” debate has now formally concluded. At all times terrific debate fodder, a jam/cream ding-dong may very well be relied upon to generate calls.
The topic is emphatically completed now Prince William has knowledgeable us his late grandmother at all times unfold her scones with cream earlier than including a dollop of preserve. What’s ok for Her late Majesty must be greater than ample for mere commoners. It’s cream earlier than jam. Finish of. Wait. All shouldn’t be misplaced. There’s nonetheless discord to be sown over the pronunciation of scone. Do you rhyme it with stone or gone? Don’t reply that. I really feel a phone-in brewing.
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Go properly, Judith… and thanks for the reminiscences
Judith Chalmers launched a era to delights of journey (Picture: Getty)
Means again when the viewing public nonetheless wanted assist navigating breakfast buffets and surviving the responsibility free, I used to be thrilled to be despatched to Aspen, Sardinia and Monte Carlo as a part of the Want You Had been Right here group.
The dying of intrepid Judith Chalmers on the age of 90 introduced again vivid reminiscences of the love and real friendship felt for Judy by her colleagues. She was, they informed me, the proper lady for the job she did consummately for 30 years.
She adored journey. She relished the chaos when issues went Pete Tong. She liked a great drink with the crew. She was an fanatic with a genius for speaking her passions.
She opened the gates of the world to folks who’d by no means been additional afield than Bridlington and by no means misplaced her infectious delight. Judith Chalmers was a pioneer who made her campaign seem like a picnic. Let’s hope her particular nook in Heaven has a well-stocked cocktail bar and comfy sun-loungers.
I would need Dame Joan Collins a contented 93rd birthday however there’s no want. She is already brimming with happiness. Joan is blissfully married to her loving Percy, surrounded by amusing, appreciative buddies, sustained by her household, fiercely career-focussed and supremely gifted at cherishing the sweetness and number of existence.
Her life has been chequered with betrayal, loss and disappointment however her optimism and gung-ho spirit have saved her smiling and forging forward. I witnessed the stiletto-shod nonagenarian leap, unaided, onto a dais, ship an unscripted speech and convey the home down whereas stylishly eclipsing each glamour puss within the place. I heard her cracking up the crew behind the scenes at This Morning earlier than gliding on set to impress the viewers. She is a testomony to nice genes, resilience, self-discipline and the best reward of all – enthusiasm.
I do know who I might select for my coffin firm
The Reverend Richard Coles bent the foundations to position the ashes of deceased canine of their loving house owners’ coffins. His interpretation of the scriptures, he informed the Hay Literary Pageant viewers, didn’t embody “putting a restrict on God’s mercy”. Bravo Richard. Beloved pets are a part of the household. Historic Egyptians and even unsentimental Anglo Saxons could be buried with their cats, canine and horses. We deserve the in-coffin firm we select and who higher than a vicar with a form coronary heart and rebellious streak to ship?
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