Balance sheets bore me. I suspect if figures had excited me I would have gone into the city and now be a lot wealthier.

I come from a family of traders; my grandmother and my mother were very good at making money.

I never wanted to run a production company. I didn't want to convert my life into running a business.... so I always resisted it and kept things simple.

Every mother and daughter should make time for a trip together. It's good for the soul.

My favourite designers are Alexander McQueen, YSL, Eskandar, Donna Karan and Lanvin.

Believe me, I've done my time travelling the world in cramped conditions and carrying my own luggage. Now my leisure is summers in the south of France or the Hamptons, walking in Connemara, and year-round shopping in Manhattan and Paris.

Property is my major investment. My accountant has put money into various long-term savings arrangements. To be honest, I am a bit vague about all that stuff.