Mitsuko Uchida, Dame of the keyboard

Congratulations to Mitsuko Uchida, who joined the elite circle of Dames of the British Empire in yesterday's Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Although London is overflowing with theatrical dames of one kind or another, dames of the ivories are a rarer breed. The only ones previously so honoured that I can recall are Dames Myra Hess and Moura Lympany. So even bigger congrats are in order.

Now to swap all that Issey Miyake for a nice twinset and pearls....