| | | Robin Knight, the TV reporter, is interviewing the Duchess of Wessex for the program “The English At Home”.
Robin: Good morning, Duchess. Will you be so kind to tell us about an ordinary day in your life?
Duchess: Well, I wake up at eight o’clock…
Robin: Oh, really? Do you get up then?
Duchess: Are you crazy? No, of course I don’t get up at that time. I have breakfast in bed and read “The Times”.
Robin: What time do you get up?
Duchess: I get up at eleven.
Robin: What do you do then?
Duchess: Well, I go to my bathroom to take a bath.
Robin: How long does it take you to take your bath?
Duchess: I usually take my bath for an hour.
Robin: …and then?
Duchess: Then I read my letters and dictate the replies to my secretary.
Robin: Does it take you much time?
Duchess: Rather! Then my hairdresser comes. I pay much attention to my hairstyle, you know.
Robin: Oh, yes, it’s very important.
Duchess: After that I walk in the garden with Philip.
Robin: Oh? Who’s Philip?
Duchess: Philip is my dog.
Robin: What time do you have lunch?
Duchess: I have lunch at two o’clock.
Robin: And after lunch?
Duchess: Oh, I rest until six o’clock.
Robin: …and at six? What do you do at six?
Duchess: I dress for dinner. We have dinner at eight.
Robin: What time do you go to bed?
Duchess: Well, I have a bath at nine thirty, and I go to bed at ten.
Robin: Thank you, Duchess… you certainly have a very busy and interesting life.
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