(Very) modern manners

WHAT should you do if you find your first-class seat below par?

Actress Dame Kristin Scott Thomas lived up to her ice-queen persona by complaining about it imperiously on social media.

The English Patient star was aghast at the stains on her seat on the train to Paris. Calling it ‘grotty’, she wailed: ‘Not a very encouraging seat on the Eurostar. Time for a cleanup.’ In her replies to fans, she added: ‘On the upside, it’s not actually damp . . .’

When one dared dismiss her complaint as a ‘first-world problem’, Dame Kristin admitted: ‘True — but important to point out when they charge a fortune for travelling on that train.’