Back to hauling in husbands. But surely the typical sort of Marlborough parents, described to me by several old girls as “normal – farmers, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, lawyers”, who sweat the £30,000-a-year fees, hoped for more for their daughters than a future as trophy wives? “Of course,” says one Marlborough mum. “It says more about society that women who are clearly successful in their own right, like Samantha Cameron or Diana Fox, get labelled in this way. I shouldn’t think they like it particularly. But, male or female, if you marry a politician or someone super-successful, it’s not unusual to be eclipsed by them – or gain associated fame. And, let’s be honest, you can enjoy genuine influence in such a position.”