Officials at Westminster Abbey have a long history of inappropriately asking visitors to remove clothing (‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey, 14 November). Back in 1977, a verger was most put out to learn that I, a child who was well wrapped up against the cold, was a girl who had been taught to wear a hat in church, so no, I would not be removing my woolly hat as he demanded.
Narmada de Silva
Chichester
• I really enjoyed reading your article on unusual names (‘You get more attention than you would choose’: how an unusual name can shape your life – for better or worse, 13 November). When I lived in Newcastle as a child, my doctor was Dr Dagger and my dentist was called Mr Mallet. Thank you for reminding me.
Judi Lambeth
Welwyn, Hertfordshire
