There are many things you don’t expect to do in your 20’s, and becoming Santa’s not-so-little helper would have topped my list, had I even considered it a possibility.

WITH regard to the article headlined ‘Santa needs record-breaking reindeer for festive flight (Irish Examiner, Dec 19), I’m sure Mr Claus’ response would be “if it isn’t broken, why fix it?”

Prince Claus, the German-born husband of The Netherlands’ Queen Beatrix who charmed his adopted country with his irreverent wit, was being buried today with royal honours.