Arrogant prince has not changed one bit

£25 STAR LETTER

I find it hard to feel sympathy for Prince Andrew. In fact, I find it impossible.

Apart from Sarah Ferguson no one who has ever met him seems to have a good word to say about him. He was always likely to do himself a mischief in a TV interview but, even his worst critics, could not have predicted such a disaster.

I’m not in the least surprised. My only experience of him was when my hospital sent me down to Lockerbie to help after the disaster in 1988. The Queen sent Andrew to visit and I remember him telling us, in the middle of the absolute devastation, that it actually could have been much worse, the plane could have been blown up over Manchester!

He seemed to me then, and now, a very foolish man although he is so self-centred that he probably still thinks it is everyone’s fault but his own. — I Devine, Glasgow

Verdict’s in

I caught up with Guilt on iPlayer and thought it was brilliant. The performances from the whole cast were great and it was good to see Edinburgh in a TV drama that wasn’t all Rebus and cobbles. And the soundtrack was a belter too. — Michael Harrison, Dalkeith

Line of duty

Interesting to read the article about the workers who have “no desire to retire”.

Good luck to them I say but I wonder how many workers who find themselves in stressful and difficult jobs have little or no desire to remain “in the line of fire” as it were. — Angus McGregor, Edinburgh

Man alive

I am rather surprised nobody from the PC brigade has objected to all these manifestos, demanding they be called personifestos. — Judi Martin, Alma

Crime time

The story about The Barlinnie Special Unit made me really sad.

Why, despite its evident success at reforming prisoners, was it closed?

I know that it might have stuck in the throats of some to think that criminals were getting an easy time of it in prison, but isn’t that better than these same people coming out of jail and committing more crime? Sadly, humanity’s need for revenge clouds many judgements for the worse. – I Taylor, Melrose

Cash rich

It was nice to see a lottery winner actually enjoying themselves, like Libby Elliott in last week’s Sunday Post.

Most of the time we either see those fortunate to win the jackpot complaining about something or other or going off the rails and blowing their fortune.

A friend of a friend won £2 million in the early days of the lottery and now her and her husband are back working, having wasted their money on silly investments. — B Darcy, Edinburgh

Game for it

In response to Sheila E Richards on the subject of the BBC’s fantasy football.

The BBC has to cater to all sorts of people, so while you or I might not play this game, the younger generations – especially boys – will. – M McGoran, Elgin

Hero worship

What a lovely story of the Polish war hero whose granddaughter moved her whole family to Scotland to make sure he was properly commemorated.

It really warmed my heart to read.

E Rea, Brechin