Ready For Your Close-up, Miss Beckinsale…

Unfortunately, Kate wasn't ready so you'll have to settle for Xavier Samuel sneaking a quick fag in between takes!

Normally, this would have been the Piatti String Quartet in full flight, but the owners of this day's particular drawing room added "no photography" to their other joyous clauses of "no having a good nose around", "no red wine - not with our cream sofas" and "make sure that 3 tons of furniture you moved is back exactly where you found it before you leave"…

Forgot - the Quartet are actually very good and are about to embark on their Worldwide Tour Of Scotland next week, taking in Lochalsh, Inverness and West Kilbride. Well worth attending if you're nearby…