Some random things that have happened to me 

Met three of The Beatles

Was threatened with court action by Harvey Weinstein...yes #metoo...

Spirited Princess Diana onto a flight out of the UK

Shared tea and cake with Desmond Tutu

Talked money with the Duke of Westminster (then one of the richest men in Britain) 

Argued with Sting...(who hasn’t) 

Mistook Simon Le Bon for a school mate

Upgraded Don McCullin who, in return, signed one of his war photos for me.  

Sorted out a domestic problem for Mick Jagger

Had a coffee with Charlton Heston

Traded travel anecdotes with David Niven

Sat next to Robbie Williams on a flight - without knowing who he was...doh. 

Shook hands with my music hero Bruce Springsteen

Sobered up Spice Girl Mel C until she was fit enough to fly

Flew Concorde 39 times…  

Supplied snacks for David Beckham on his private jet flight to his medical for Real Madrid  

Played rugby with uniformed stewardesses in a Boeing 757 at 37,000ft!

Shared coffee and cake with Marvin Gaye

Was advised by MI6 I was a terrorist target during the first Gulf War

Sprayed naked models with glycerin water on a calendar photoshoot (tough job)

Thumbed a lift on an empty LearJet at LHR to go to a football match in Zurich

Slid from the top of the London Eye to Jubilee Gardens by inertia reel

.....and took the first ever photograph from the top...which was a front page splash in the next edition of the Evening Standard.

Ensured my six month old niece was the first baby to have a spin on the Eye!

Escorted George Michael off his flight from LA after his public toilet ‘outing’ 

Chatted art with John McEnroe

Shook hands with Donald Trump (gulp!)

Alongside my brother played a part in bringing down the Berlin Wall 

Appeared in a British Airways TV ad with Peter O’Toole

Being told by James Mason that my impression of him was pretty good...

Performed a “Pas de deux” with Darcey Bussell

Was on Piers Morgan’s Christmas card list...

Attended a church service in Memphis conducted by.....The Rev Al Green!   

Escorted David Bowie through formalities at LHR, and he told me he was terrified of flying... 

Slept with Steve Redgrave’s  4 Olympic gold medals under my pillow

Wrote the notes for a Tony Blair speech

Was offered the job of PR spokesman for the Millennium Dome - I said no! 

Lent Rod Stewart my petrol can after he’d run out….(in Elton John’s Roller!)

Walked Pele between LHR Terminals, as he couldn’t read signs in English

Was given a free expedition to Antarctica

Held a Guinness World Record....(collectively with 120 others)  

Watched the sun rise in the west…from Concorde’s cockpit

Sat on John Bonham’s drumkit stool…prior to a Led Zeppelin concert

Broke part of a wall in Machu Picchu...(sorry world heritage site)

Had an in-flight beer with James Hunt

Was detained at an oil plant in the UAE on suspicion of espionage 

Had breakfast in London, flew to Barbados for lunch and was back home in time for 'match of the day'!

Had a free ticket for 'Live Aid' and chose to stay home to fit my new kitchen instead...doh.