Straight to the POINT

÷ THE younger royals should take note of how magnificently the Queen acted at the State Opening of Parliament. Thank you, Ma’am. MIKE PETTY, Waterlooville, Hants.

÷ HELLO to the other men born after October 6, 1954, who have had their retirement age increased from 65 to 66. Born a week earlier, we would now be getting our state pension. DAVID COLE, Ascot, Berks.

÷ THE ideal cast for a revival of The Woodentops are Strictly’s Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. LAURA DAVIS, Brentwood, Essex.

÷ SUCCESSIVE ITV shows on Saturday: Celebrity Catchphrase, The Chase Celebrity Special, The X Factor: Celebrity and The Jonathan Ross Show, interviewing celebrities. GRAHAM ANDREWS, Bideford, Devon.

÷ THE five-year, fixed-term rule for Parliament is going well — we are facing a third General Election since 2015. TONY WRAGG, Skelmanthorpe, W. Yorks.

÷ POOR John Bercow. His expenses claims included ‘photos to send to fans, £70’. So few fans or a lot of relatives? CHRISTINE THOMPSON, Ripley, Derbys.

÷ MY DRIVER charges me £130 for the 130-mile journey to London. So why was John Bercow charged £1,000 to travel 205 miles from Halifax? Who’s being taken for a ride? JACQUELINE KUHNREICH, Nottingham.

÷ I NO longer expect a handshake (Mail). Unfortunately, what has replaced it is not one, not two, but three daft kisses on the cheek.

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