Chris Patten
Best present received: my wife gave me a beautiful Tang horse about 15 inches high for my 50th birthday. It’s my most beautiful possession. Best present given: to my wife—portraits of our daughters by Tom Halifax. Worst present given: what I thought were fashionable leather jackets bought in a market in Seoul for my daughters. Never to my knowledge worn. Worst present received: a loudly ticking wall clock in the shape of an antelope from President Mugabe.
Norman Lebrecht
Best gift: a kiss from an unsuspected admirer Worst gift: what happened next
Ian Bremmer
Best gift I've ever received was my little brother, who at age 33, let me teach him to ride a bike on Nantucket this summer. The worst? World peace, back when I was 8. Santa is a lying toad.
More: Jemima Khan, Jon Snow and others tell Prospect about their best presents—and the worst—here
Best present received: my wife gave me a beautiful Tang horse about 15 inches high for my 50th birthday. It’s my most beautiful possession. Best present given: to my wife—portraits of our daughters by Tom Halifax. Worst present given: what I thought were fashionable leather jackets bought in a market in Seoul for my daughters. Never to my knowledge worn. Worst present received: a loudly ticking wall clock in the shape of an antelope from President Mugabe.
Norman Lebrecht
Best gift: a kiss from an unsuspected admirer Worst gift: what happened next
Ian Bremmer
Best gift I've ever received was my little brother, who at age 33, let me teach him to ride a bike on Nantucket this summer. The worst? World peace, back when I was 8. Santa is a lying toad.
More: Jemima Khan, Jon Snow and others tell Prospect about their best presents—and the worst—here
