When hosting a party, move any clutter from the space where you're entertaining.

I have finally perfected my signature. It took hours of practicing I decided early on just to write Pippa, not Middleton.

As a child, I felt that Hallowe'en was a time when creatures of the night suddenly came to life - we would turn off all the lights in the house and let flickering candlelight conjure up scary shadows and create the effect of imaginary figures lurking in dark corners.

Turkeys are perfect for feeding larger gatherings.

It sounds funny to say, but we saw [Kate's wedding to Prince William] as just a family wedding. And actually, I didn't realize - perhaps - the scale of it until afterwards. We all took on the roles as any family would.

Why not collect and clean chicken wishbones in the run-up to Christmas, spray them silver and use each to pinch together a white hem-stitch napkin?

When hosting a party, move any clutter from the space where you're entertaining.