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11 August 2016 1:00 pm

Q. I live in Balham but work in Mayfair. Twice recently I have had to take whole days off work…

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6 August 2016 9:00 am

Q. David and Samantha Cameron, their family and two armed policemen have moved to the house opposite us. Do you…

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4 August 2016 1:00 pm

Q. David and Samantha Cameron, their family and two armed policemen have moved to the house opposite us. Do you…

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30 July 2016 9:00 am

Q. Every summer, just when England is at its loveliest, we have to pack everything up and make a stressy…

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28 July 2016 1:00 pm

Q. Every summer, just when England is at its loveliest, we have to pack everything up and make a stressy…

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23 July 2016 9:00 am

Q. Since my husband began to appear in the Rich List he has become much more popular with ‘artists’ in…

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21 July 2016 1:00 pm

Q. Since my husband began to appear in the Rich List he has become much more popular with ‘artists’ in…

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16 July 2016 9:00 am

Q. My wife and I are enthusiastic dancers so when we heard that people we know through mutual friends were…

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14 July 2016 1:00 pm

Q. My wife and I are enthusiastic dancers so when we heard that people we know through mutual friends were…

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9 July 2016 9:00 am

Q. My son goes into his final year at school this September and I would like him to be able…

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7 July 2016 1:00 pm

Q. My son goes into his final year at school this September and I would like him to be able…

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2 July 2016 9:00 am

Q. The setting was dinner for 16 at one of Europe’s most civilised houses. Sitting on the right of the…

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30 June 2016 1:00 pm

Q. The setting was dinner for 16 at one of Europe’s most civilised houses. Sitting on the right of the…

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25 June 2016 3:00 am

Q. A friend’s daughter is marrying soon. She and her husband-to-be, both art-lovers, have dispensed with a wedding list, instead…

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23 June 2016 2:00 am

Q. A friend’s daughter is marrying soon. She and her husband-to-be, both art-lovers, have dispensed with a wedding list, instead…

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18 June 2016 9:00 am

Q. My daughters and I were recently taking our seats on an aeroplane. From behind us came the recorded refrain…

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16 June 2016 1:00 pm

Q. My daughters and I were recently taking our seats on an aeroplane. From behind us came the recorded refrain…

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9 June 2016 1:00 pm

Q. When going out to dinner I’ve found some people will send everyone a list of the other guests so…

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4 June 2016 9:00 am

Q. We moved recently and new neighbours invited us to join them for dinner at a nearby restaurant. I planned…

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2 June 2016 1:00 pm

Q. We moved recently and new neighbours invited us to join them for dinner at a nearby restaurant. I planned…

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28 May 2016 9:00 am

Q. What is the etiquette regarding asking to drink the wine you have brought to a dinner party? The man…

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26 May 2016 1:00 pm

Q. What is the etiquette regarding asking to drink the wine you have brought to a dinner party? The man…

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21 May 2016 9:00 am

Q. My super successful son kindly gave a birthday dinner party for me in a glamorous London club. I have never…

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19 May 2016 1:00 pm

Q. My super successful son kindly gave a birthday dinner party for me in a glamorous London club. I have never…

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14 May 2016 9:00 am

How do you persuade your pleasant dinner guests to go home when they will stay into the early hours if…