The hills are alive to sound of Balls
YvETTE CoopER Mp likes to ‘humanise’ her husband, ex-children’s minister Ed Balls, often talking of his cookery skills and fondness for playing the piano.
But the old bruiser — who recently became chairman of Norwich City football club — might be less thrilled about her recounting details of a Sound of Music-inspired family trip to Salzburg.
‘In just over three hours, our tour took in every “hot spot”. And best of all, our guide’s bike had a portable CD player blaring out the soundtrack while ours had a lyric book stuck on the front so we could sing along as we rode,’ says Yvette.
‘To further prove our enthusiasm, I, my husband Ed and our three children turned up wearing head scarves and lederhosen that I’d made out of green damask curtain material.’
She adds: ‘our guide looked slightly taken aback, but I simply didn’t believe her when she told me no one else had ever dressed up on one of her tours before.’
Ed in lederhosen? As my computer mock-up above shows, that should give Norwich fans something to shout about.