Opinion
And so there it is – the news that Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials 2021 is cancelled. Gone, like so many events in these Covid-stricken times.
Last year, each announcement felt like a body blow, although as time went on, there was a sort of grinding inevitability about it all.
This time, I feel slightly numb. Badminton Horse Trials’ cancellation was a shock, because the organisers had been so certain they could run behind closed doors. But as Bramham Horse Trials, Chatsworth Horse Trials, the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe and more followed, my brain sort of shut down and stopped processing each individual loss.
The Masked Singer.
On the programme, celebrities in wildly extravagant costumes sing in front of a panel of judges, who try to guess their identity from their voices and clues. The studio audience and the judges both make decisions on which performers make it through to the next round.
On her fourth performance on Saturday night, Harlequin’s clues included that she has “stood shoulder to shoulder with dignitaries”.
“I’ve chatted to world leaders, but none of them were a patch on the prince I once met,” she said. “It knocks me off my feet to think of all the places I’ve been.”