You wrote of the Park restaurant: “The spring roll was old, tired and tasted as if it had been deep-frozen for ever.” It must remind poor Geraldine of you.

Martin Langley, Surrey

You appear rejuvenated. Have you had monkey gland injections? I was banking on you kicking the bucket after your serious illness, now my hopes are dashed and I’ll have to endure your column for decades to come.

Robert Sandall, London

If you’d asked your servants they’d have told you not to throw your Russell Hobbs blender onto the garden rubbish. We mortals have to recycle at the local tip. Somewhere I’m sure you’ve never been.

Brendan Regan, Guildford

We should be told what other historic relics along with his leaking Russell Hobbs blender the nation will benefit from when it inherits Michael’s house and garden dump.

Richard Griffith, Chiswick

I had a Russell Hobbs experience like yours, mine with their coffee maker. The real test of a company is how they respond when things go wrong. Russell Hobbs failed miserably. I’ll never buy any of their products again.

Alistair Nicoll, Sheffield

How lucky you are to be able to afford £6m of debt. I can only wish.

Dena Oakford, Kent

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