Straight to the POINT

■ THOSE on meagre benefits with substandard homes and in poor health would readily swap places with a couple who have had money, travel and a home given to them by taxpayers.

NICK ATKINS, Swindon, Wilts. ■ I HOPE the Queen puts her duty to the monarchy first and love of her family second.

BILL WEST SMITH, Cobham, Surrey. ■ ALL the drama over Andrew and Harry will increase calls for the monarchy’s abolition once the Queen is no longer with us.

MICHAEL PROSSER, Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan. ■ DOES HRH now mean Half Royal Highness?

HOWARD THOMAS, Reading, Berks. ■ HARRY and Meghan should be reimbursed for any additions they made to Frogmore Cottage from their own purse.

J. LONG, Cheltenham, Glos. ■ THANK goodness for the reliability and serenity of the Duchess of Cambridge. What a delightful Queen she will make.

SYLVIA BAKER, Upminster, Gtr London. ■ JAMES NORTON to be the new 007? No chance with Prince Harry in for the job and Meghan as Miss Moneypenny!

DAVID KIRKWOOD, Aspatria, Cumbria. ■ GOLDEN Globes, Critics Choice, Baftas, Oscars and the Soap Awards. How much more of this luvvie stuff do we have to go through?

TONY THOMPSON, Banbury, Oxon. ■ TOO much boring yapping and not enough actual Dancing On Ice.

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