Straight to the POINT

THE best part of the concert for the Queen’s birthday was the standing ovation at the end. I expect the audience were applauding Her Majesty’s stoicism as much as their devotion. J. C. Byrne, Harrow, Middlesex.

AS MEGHAN’S half-brother is a glazier, he should know you shouldn’t throw stones. RONALD BALL, Farnborough, Hants.

WAS the upside down horseshoe motif on Meghan’s handbag at the Commonwealth reception an ominous sign? JOHN AITCHISON, address supplied.

I HAVE a smart meter — but I don’t plug it in! R. REID, Leicester.

IT’S so annoying that airlines insist on calling us customers rather than passengers. G. WALSH, Skipton, N. Yorks.

WHY doesn’t the Government go ahead and sign up to independent trade deals? What is the EU going to do about it? Kick us out? JOHN COLLINS, Chelmsford, Essex.

IT’S incredible that last Thursday’s temperature almost equalled the hottest April day on record — back in 1949, before global warming. KATE MANNING, Wittersham, Kent.

HARDEST crossword (Mail)? It took me four hours to crack. The compiler’s estimate of two years is wildly pessimistic. COLIN MACDONALD, nottingham.

HOW has Labour become a home for antisemitism? If true to its roots it would have nothing to do with such dreadful ideas. JIM SMITH, Dunfermline, Fife.