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My penny farthing. It was £1,200. I’ve ridden it to Buckingham Palace and back.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 August 2019 source ↗
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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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Meera Syal
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Holidays. For years, I would book a big house in Britain for a week for the entire family. There would be 14 of us. I don’t regret a penny.
Reggie Yates
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I bought all my siblings signet rings and pendants with my family crest on. There are a lot of us.
Art: a James McQueen piece that says, “It’s all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.” It’s in our bathroom.
Jonnie Peacock
British athlete
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
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To be able to cycle from my home in Chiswick [west London] to the centre of London on a fully segregated lane.
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