POLISHED GEM

Sue has done Christmas in the tropics after spending five years in Singapore, and it’s not always a pretty sight. ‘In many ways, it’s fantastic. But try cooking a roast dinner in 35-degree heat – madness!’ she says, laughing. Then there was the Norwegian spruce tree, imported at great expense. ‘It barely lasted until Boxing Day and was wilting before our eyes,’ she says.

Since moving back to London after five years