What do you get the woman who's got the man who's got everything?

KATE and Wills are asking wedding guests to make a donation to charity instead of giving wedding presents. Excellent idea, writes Peter Rhodes.

No-one objects to buying a toaster or kettle for a fresh-faced pair about to set up home together. But in an age when couples cohabit for years, the wedding-present list is often an opportunity for mature, well-heeled brides and grooms to upgrade their possessions from Hoover to Smeg and from M&S to Harrods.

Kate's friends must have been dreading the list's arrival. What do you get the woman who's got the man who's got everything?

A charity donation from a list of approved worthy causes fits the bill nicely. And, unlike the display of wedding presents, your cheque will remain anonymous. Perfect.

And talking of wedding presents, whatever happened to spice wheels? There was a time when you weren't properly married without one.