Favourite virtue:
Honesty, loyalty, compassion & patience
Favourite qualities in a man:
Selflessness, strength, dignity & sense of humour
Favourite qualities in a woman:
Kindness & authenticity
Biggest flaw:
Stubbornness
Favourite occupation:
Reading, travelling & spending time with my loved ones
Chief characteristic:
Strong-willed
Idea of happiness:
Laid-back dinners with friends or exploring the world with my family
Your idea of misery:
My loved ones being sick
Favourite colour:
Yellow
If not yourself, who would you be?
I like who I am, because I am a work in progress
Where would you like to live?
In Paris for a year
Favourite authors?
Too many to name
Favourite painters?
Sergei Chepik, James Nares, Sam Toft, Amedeo Modigliani, Evgenya Gapchinskya
Favourite heroes in real life?
My late father & Brompton Hospital PICU team
Favourite heroines in fiction?
Thais of Athens
Favourite drink?
Full-bodied red wine or a Vodka Martini with lemon zest
What characters in history do you most dislike?
Cruel ones
What is your present state of mind?
Curious, but apprehensive
For what fault have you most toleration?
Shyness
Your favourite motto:
Treat other people the way you want to be treated
How would you like to die?
Peacefully in old age, before I become a burden to my family