Saturday, November 27, 2010
Rattling the jewellery
John Lennon once famously told a Royal Variety Performance: "For those of you in the cheap seats I'd like ya to clap your hands to this one; the rest of you can just rattle your jewelry!". I was quite amused therefore by this story from the Daily Mail a few weeks ago:
Kate Harvey, spouse of Army Minister Nick Harvey, was bemused when MoD officials arrived to install a safe in their family home.
Its purpose is to store classified documents, and the key to an MoD secure ‘bat phone’ which Mr Harvey keeps in case of a threat to the realm.
‘But you can also keep your jewellery in it, love – that’s what Labour Ministers’ wives did,’ advised one of the workmen.
Another fascinating insight into how the other half live.
Kate Harvey, spouse of Army Minister Nick Harvey, was bemused when MoD officials arrived to install a safe in their family home.
Its purpose is to store classified documents, and the key to an MoD secure ‘bat phone’ which Mr Harvey keeps in case of a threat to the realm.
‘But you can also keep your jewellery in it, love – that’s what Labour Ministers’ wives did,’ advised one of the workmen.
Another fascinating insight into how the other half live.
