Philippa Gregory: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Philippa Gregory

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

I take my family on holiday. We went to Egypt just after Christmas. Golly, it’s expensive.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 March 2024 source ↗

Others on this question

Nish Kumar British stand-up comedian and presenter

I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 February 2019 source ↗

Nick Grimshaw English television and radio presenter

A table that used to belong to David Bowie: it was £13,000.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 June 2017 source ↗

Michael Ball English singer, presenter and actor

My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 May 2023 source ↗

Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer

A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗