Final words that my dad never got to say | Brief letters

Deathbed advice | Dangerous deference | Marks & Spencer | Stephen Yaxley-Lennon | Readers’ reads

Polly Hudson’s piece on her relationship with her dad felt so poignant (My dad was far from perfect – but I live by the advice he gave me on his deathbed, 24 May). I lost my dad during Covid and didn’t get to have that deathbed conversation with him and get the sage advice that Polly got from hers. Although we didn’t get to say goodbye, I know he would have said, “Make the most of every day, queen”. And I will.
Julie Craig
Stockport, Greater Manchester

• Your 21 May editorials on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the Grenfell Tower fire demonstrate the dangers of deferring to those in positions of power or influence. This has characterised British society for too long and will only end when those responsible for the Grenfell, Post Office and other disasters are held to account and sent to prison.
Geoffrey Payne
Ealing, London