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

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Charlie Higson
Three mature palm trees. We restored a property in Italy that had been derelict and I needed to make it look established as quickly as I could.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗

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Question When were you most embarrassed? Failure & regret
Gloria Hunniford’s wedding at Hever Castle 20-odd years ago. We had a lovely buffet and a few drinks and then I had to get a cab back to the train station. I said to the driver: “I’m ever so sorry, but I’m not going to be able to hang on till I get to the train. Could you possibly take me down this alleyway?” He said: “Yes, of course.” As I prepared myself to go “to the ladies”, this police car came along and the policeman said: “Hi-de-Hi!”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 August 2025 source ↗

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