Michelle Dockery: Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

The question

Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

Originally asked

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

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Michelle Dockery

British actress

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

A very nice holiday.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2020 source ↗

Others on this question

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Warren Buffett Chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, 1970–2025

Some material things make my life more enjoyable; many, however, would not. I like having an expensive private plane, but owning a half-dozen homes would be a burden. Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.

Recorded His own pledge letter, written on joining the Giving Pledge in 2010, The Giving Pledge, 2010 source ↗

Andrea Riseborough British actress

I have quite a collection of ironic band T shirts.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 12 November 2016 source ↗

Anna Paquin New Zealand actress

My husband and I own some art, but we are not huge spenders.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 July 2019 source ↗

Emma Barnett British broadcaster and journalist

A wedding, in 2012.

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