17 JANUARY 1998, page 55

Spectator Sport

The last of the amateurs Simon Barnes NEWS that Will Carling, the former Eng- land rugby union captain, has retired has split the nation. Half of them think it is rather sad......

Your Problems Solved

Dear Mary. . . Q. Can you please advise on the proper form to follow when one is having a haircut and a member of the royal family (relative- ly minor on the occasion I have in......