You could do with losing a little bit of weight.

People think there's a rigid class system here, but dukes have been known to marry chorus girls. Some have even married Americans.

If you travel as much as we do, you appreciate the improvements in aircraft design of less noise and more comfort - provided you don't travel in something called economy class, which sounds ghastly.

I suppose I'd get in trouble if I were to melt them down.

It's no use saying do this, do that, don't do that ... it's very easy when children want something to say no immediately. I think it's quite important not to give an unequivocal answer at once. Much better to think it over. Then, if you eventually say no, I think they really accept it.

I don't know how they're going to integrate in places like Glasgow and Sheffield.

Dontopedalogy is the science of opening your mouth and putting your foot in it, which I've practised for many years.