Twice in the past week, I’ve heard controversial figures say the words ‘It’s good to be back’, or some close variant thereof. The first was Johnny Depp, in character as literature’s most famous grouch Scrooge, in the dreadful-looking trailer for the latest cinematic ‘reimagining’ of A Christmas Carol. The other was Meghan Markle, arriving along with her husband Prince Harry in Nottingham, where they were going on a royal tour which we’re not allowed to call a royal tour for the simple reason that they are no longer working royals.

Not, of course, that this has stopped Meghan and Harry from rocking up in the Midlands city, where they went to various worthy initiatives such as Himmah Hub, a food poverty action group, and a community recording station. And it is fair to say, judging by the coverage of their visit, that they were received with a level of adulation that suggests that, for their fans, they remain the King and Queen of hearts. One woman said, ‘It’s been too long,’ to which Our Meg replied, ‘At least five years’ – closer to seven, but who’s counting – and another woman........

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