Ladies and gentlemen, I have to register a gentle complaint about this thread. It is addictive and should be banned.
I logged into PPRnNe yesterday evening simply to see if I could find from 'informed sources' whether our illustrious leader was taking the icecream van to Brussels. Over two hours later, I had to tear myself away to join an online business meeting, arriving late.
And I still don't know if MM has been welcomed into the bosom of his village, or has been drummed out of the brownies.
Perhaps this could indeed form the basis for a 'project' (as I believe the luvvies call them) to be taken to Netflix?
I did my time at Cranwell in the late 80s, and thereby experienced the end of an era. I read the book, did not buy the hat(s) but did succumb and buy the overcoat. Which attracted disbelieving looks and suppressed sniggers when worn in civvy street in the 90s.