It’s not been a great week for national treasures. First, France’s most precious jewellery, worth £76m, is stolen from the Louvre, and then Claudia Winkleman announces she’s leaving Strictly. Tess Daley is heading off with her, but in looted crown jewel terms she’s the single Sapphire earring to Claudia’s royal tiara. So no one’s quite as bothered.
I’m less worried about what will become of the French Crown jewels than I am about the state of our own country’s TV gems. Because frankly, who can possibly fill Claudia’s shoes? She belongs to the UK’s last generation of National Treasures and we should all be worried.
