Sir, – Prince Harry must have been delighted when his granny gave him permission to keep his beard for his wedding (Letters, January 11th). I arrived back from a summer sojourn in London as a 19-year-old a long time ago, with a smashing new gold earring of which I was very proud. Not only did my granny not give me permission to keep it, she unceremoniously and literally removed it from my ear. She was dead right too. Grandma always knew best! – Yours, etc,
NORMAN BYRNE,
Churchtown,
Dublin 14.