spend a penny these days I’m going to do it in style and visit Blenheim palace where an 18-carat gold
lavatory has been installed for visitors on a pre-booked strict three minute time limit! How they intend to
implement this time limit I’m not sure, but I can’t imagine Blenheim Palace water jetting visitors who
outstay their welcome.
The fully plumbed in art work is by the Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan and comes over a
hundred years after Duchamp’s infamous Fountain urinal, a replica of which can be viewed at Tate Modern,
whose own loos can get a little scruffy at times. So whilst I shan’t be tempted down to Porthcawl for their
futuristic unfriendly new loos, the idea of settling my ample cheeks on a solid gold khazi does appeal. But, if
I’m paying top dollar, then that loo roll had better be pure cashmere.