Andrew Windsor's blinkered arrogance has resulted in a historic fall from grace

Suddenly the scenes played out at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent in September have such lasting significance as 'Andrew Mountbatten Windsor", formally known as Prince, was treated like a bad odour by all of the Royal Family. His blinkered arrogance at an event that was most definitely NOT about him is matched by his grotesque refusal to show any degree of contrition over his involvement with a convicted sex offender.

From second in line to the throne, to a disgraced ex-Duke. Quite a fall from grace.

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With a daily cost of £164,000 can a deadline be imposed on the Covid inquiry. Urgently.

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How on earth could anyone turn lines such as "Ooh I know," "there's a kipper sticking out of your jumper" or "then you open a hotel" into comedy gold - but the unmatched genius of Prunella Scales did it with all of them, and many, many more besides.

But it was farewell Mrs Fawlty as Prunella died last week aged 93, leaving behind her the legacy of creating arguably TV's funniest female lead for her work alongside John Cleese in Fawlty Towers.

And if her work in that show was classic comedy, the final shows she will be remembered for, Great Canal Journeys, were poignant perfection. The love between her and her late husband, actor Timothy West who died a year ago this month, shone through. How marvellous their 61-year union was so laden with love.

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Remember in opposition Labour promised to "clean up politics?" Since then we've had a business secretary who falsely claimed he was a solicitor; a homelessness minister who evicted her own tenants; a housing secretary who was forced to confess to underpaying stamp duty and a chancellor who gets caught up in a rental row.

And we've not even come to the end of their first full year!

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A woman is fined £100 for not carrying a waste bag for her dog when they went on a walk, even though the dog did not require a "comfort break" of any kind. Last month, another woman was fined for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down the drain prior to boarding a bus.

These grotesque council officials need a reminder: we pay you to make things work in our towns and cities. Not to behave like a modern-day Stasi.

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Ethiopian paedophile Hadush Kebatu had to be bunged £500 so he could be deported after he kicked off having been escorted onto the plane. But will this set a precedent for other undesirables as they board, and what might the tariff be: £100 for bad language, £200 for refusing to sit down, £500 for physical resistance?

Just asking...