First impressions

It was a ladies-who-lunch lunch, back in the days before the children were at school and my wife was still a lady of leisure. Among the ladies lunching was one very small lady of four years, the hostess’s daughter Camilla.

A confident little girl... extremely confident! My wife chatted to Camilla who surprised her by launching into plans for her career and life path. The school she planned to go to and her choice of university. All mapped out.

Tonight’s guests on BBC Newsnight included the political and royal editor of the Daily Telegraph. Very confident. Very Camilla.