I Should Like To Be A Horse.

We All Need To Get The Balance Right Between Action And Reflection. With So Many Distractions, It Is Easy To Forget To Pause And Take Stock.

For Many, Christmas Is Also A Time For Coming Together. But For Others, Service Will Come First.

First, I Want To Pay Tribute To Diana Myself. She Was An Exceptional And Gifted Human Being. In Good Times And Bad, She Never Lost Her Capacity To Smile And Laugh, Nor To Inspire Others With Her Warmth And Kindness. I Admired And Respected Her - For Her Energy And Commitment To Others, And Especially For Her Devotion To Her Two Boys.

It Has Perhaps Always Been The Case That The Waging Of Peace Is The Hardest Form Of Leadership Of All.

1992 Is Not A Year I Shall Look Back On With Undiluted Pleasure. In The Words Of One Of My More Sympathetic Correspondents, It Hasturned Out To Be An Annus Horribilis.