One thing that tells me she's never been poor is everything has to be branded, top of the range, quality etc. Take this flat for example, if it's on for £450k and there are other properties as in the area on for half the price, as pointed out further up the thread? It could be argued she's overcompensating in later life for what she didn't have as a kid. However, we know her background, she's blogged about it (then turned herself inside out with contradictions since) and she's very very middle class. It's always got to be "the best" for our Jack, nothing else will do.