If I could invite to Brunch or a Tea party or Cocktails or Dinner anyone alive or dead, fact or fiction which guests would be on my list?

What would be the conversations? The questions? The synchronicities? The jaw-dropping moments?

Sky Brown – sheer delight. Bring my inner child to what I do & have fun.

Professor Mary Beard – academic role model. Power of strong feminine.

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – powerful perseverance. Director General of World Trade Organisation. Set goals way beyond I can dream.

Christine Lagarde – financial guru. Head of European Bank. Always check my incentives & ROI.

Papa, my English Grandfather – represents all my ancestors. A very wise countryman. Advice always set baseline & be prepared to walk away.

Charlotte Worthington – 360 back flip on a bike. Nothing is impossible unless I make it so.

Natalie Haynes – for standing up for the classics & my best teacher.

Jess Gillam – who makes a saxophone produce sublime music.

Stanisław Jaroszewski, my father’s brothercodename ‘Grey’ – inspirational leadership & courage

Who would you invite & why?