Straight to the POINT

÷ HER Majesty must have cringed when Prince Harry announced: ‘Meghan and myself had a baby boy.’ How could a royal with a privileged private education misuse the Queen’s English? ANNA ARPINO, Bedford.

÷ THE decline in Coronation Street’s storylines and humour coincided with the increase in weekly episodes to six half-hour shows. It’s time for a reduction in airtime. AVRIL ROBERTSON, Eastbourne, E. Sussex.

÷ WAS Benny the beluga whale in the Thames spying for the Russians? ALAN WRIGHT, St Bees, Cumbria.

÷ BREXIT in October: ideal for a Bank Holiday halfway between August and Christmas. KEITH MULLARNEY, Gloucester.

÷ BEST TV quiz show (Letters)? The Chase! It tests the brain with no audience interruptions. MARGARET NODEN, Costa Blanca.

÷ FOR the next series of Line Of Duty, tell the actors ‘H’ is pronounced ‘aitch’, not ‘haitch’. A. BAILEY, Dover, Kent.

÷ LET’S hope Andy Carroll has enough money left over after his purchase of Rod Stewart’s old house to buy a suit that fits. VERNON SMITH, Lincoln.

÷ NO ONE had the courage to whisper to Helena Christensen that she’d forgotten to put her blouse on over that black lacy bustier. NORMAN WANSTALL, Burford, Worcs.

÷ ONE threat to the planet is the amount of hot air Emma Thompson spouts.

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