Our 'Arriet was dressed like the Land Rovers in Daktari

27/06/2008 13:12. Our 'Arriet, who strives to disguise her patrician background, was arrayed in a black and white jacket reminiscent of the zebra camouflaged Land Rovers in the 1960s TV programme Daktari. Beside her on one side sat Barbara Follett, wife of multi-zillionaire novelist Ken Follett. Ah, equality.

Mrs Follett, who is actually not an entirely bad old stick, was squinting like Clarence the one-eyed lion. On the other Harman flank was parked the inimitable Vera Baird, all six foot seven or thereabouts of her.

Miss Baird kept murmuring out of the side of her mouth to James Purnell, Pensions... // Mail on Sunday