Charlotte Church: Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Recorded Charlotte Church said elsewhere, not written here

When I was 18, I bought a boat for a million pounds and sold it a year later for just over half the price.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2022 source ↗

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Midge Ure

A 28ft motorboat, which sat in the water for two years because I was so busy working.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 September 2023 source ↗

Bella Freud British fashion designer

An Andy Warhol Polaroid of Debbie Harry.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2017 source ↗

Tom Ellis Welsh actor

Airline tickets. I spend a lot on flying because I’ve three kids in the UK.What would your superpower be?To drink as much beer as I can without putting on weight.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 September 2021 source ↗

Emma Barnett British broadcaster and journalist

A wedding, in 2012.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 February 2021 source ↗