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HYLAND HYLAND Favourite saying I honestly don't think I have one. Myself in less than 3 words Intensely private. Enjoyable recurring dream Successfully catching salmon on a fly on a highland Scottish river. A gift I recently gave A JAR necklace to my wife. A favourite gift that I have received Bronze bird sculptures from my wife. Earliest aesthetic memory e smell of flowers, particularly lilies, which filled the main rooms at Syon and Alnwick; fear of and fascination for a terrifying painting by Snyders of a vast wild boar goring hounds, blood pouring from wounds – it hung outside the nursery at Syon! Favourite living artists I have always loved wildlife and landscape paintings. David Shepherd for his African scenes, Rodger McPhail for his perceptive understanding and interpretation of British wildlife. I'm also a great fan of Alexander Cresswell's work, particularly his ruins with rays of sunlight. I am a Philistine when it comes to abstract modern art. What do you think people don't know about me? Whatever it is, let's keep it that way! How do I think I am perceived? at is a really tricky question as it depends on who is perceiving. I am pretty laid back and I don't think I am stuffy – some people may expect a Duke to be rather grander than I am. My favourite indulgence Fly fishing for salmon in the UK or bonefish in the Seychelles. My favourite excuse I once covered my arm and hand in plaster at university to avoid doing a written test but unwisely removed it the next day only to be caught red-handed, playing tennis. 8 Dinner party guests hosted by my wife and I Napoleon Bonaparte (but he would have to speak English), the 1st Duke of Wellington (repartee between them might be amusing), Tommy Cooper (a naturally very funny man), Queen Elizabeth I (she must have been quite