Even though he was brought up and lived in Cardiff, my cousin played soccer as an England international. I was so proud of him in his white kit. How strange it was, however, that TPR admired my cousin’s hairstyle of blond-highlighted poker-straight tresses. I thought he would be more interested in the boy’s athleticism.

Not long after our visit to Wales TPR took a business trip to China. Everything fell apart while he was away. I was really distressed at having accidentally left my brand new boots in a charity shop. They would be sold before I returned to fetch them. Even worse, I’d lost my mobile phone and had no way of contacting my faraway husband.