Dear Mary…
Q. What can one give as a present to friends, in their fifties, who are getting married? Both have previously been married to other people and already have all the material goods they could possibly want. Like the Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles, the couple in question have been secretly in love for many years so something romantic would be appropriate. What do you recommend, Mary?
A.Q., Dartmouth
A. Why not order some customised stamps to celebrate your friends’ marriage? The Royal Mail now provides a service which allows you to combine a photograph of your choice with a legitimate Royal Mail stamp. A unique set of 20 first class stamps costs just £14.95. I think a hundred would be an enjoyable amount for an engaged couple to receive. If they want more, they can reorder themselves. Details of this very straightforward and easy to use service can be found on www.royalmail.com/customisedstamps where you can download an order form. If you supply a pleasant celebratory photograph of the couple concerned, no doubt they will be delighted by your commemorative gesture.
Q. I often go to lunch in a West End club and drink far too much. What is the correct way of ameliorating any possible hangover effects at lunchtime?
A.B., London W8
A. The solution to your problem, which has long been successfully practised by experienced clubmen and ladies, is to make a point of taking a long walk home from the club of your choice. A 60 to 90 minute ambulation procedure is usually sufficient to promote a heightened sense of wellbeing when one is fully sober. When the worse for wear it will at least serve to counterbalance the effect of the intake of poisons, so that one feels close to normal by the time of arrival at one’s place of residence.
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