14 DECEMBER 1991, Page 30

Gallant Captain

THERE HAD to be a 'my nights of passion with Captain Bob' revelation, and there is. Wendy has told (or sold) her steamy (or seamy) story to the Sun, the Mirror Group's chief competitor. Maxwell could justly have claimed a precedent set by his fellow yachtsman and stout fellow, King Edward VII. Through the porthole of his cabin, one warm (or torrid) afternoon, the royal command was heard booming: 'Put another cushion under your back and stop calling me Sir.'