“It’s irrelevant. One of the first things I was taught (it’s that kind of family) is that the more people flaunt things, the less likely they are to own them.”

I laughed on reading that line, because only 10 minutes ago, I was telling my children the same thing about somebody else entirely.

Well, you had best make sure that your script makes allowances for Astrid’s third-degree sunburn.

Few shipwrecks feature Factor 90 sunblock.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2008/Leonard-72-2803296/Italy

No, because that would mean going where people they know can’t see them.

There you go – I’ve found it for you. He bought it second-hand and the asking price was 900,000 euros.

So he sells a capital asset – his house in Madliena – and then immediately uses that part of the money which didn’t have to go to the bank to buy two depreciating assets: a Maserati and this boat.

He’s obviously not into setting up trust funds for his children and grandchildren (yes, he’s a nannu).

BLOW it all while you can…

The solitude of a desert island, the burning Mediterranean sun, the sea and the rippling surf, the perfumes of nature sighing on bare skin do strange things to people, Daphne.

That’s the whole plot of the imaginary movie I’ve just sketched out in my head. All I need now is a financial backer. Someone with a massive yacht, so we could use it as a prop.

Sigh. Do they ever sail?