LETTERS: Briefly

Michael Leapman includes me in his list of those "mugging for the cameras" at the Chelsea Flower Show "in the hope of getting into Tuesday's papers" ("You can't see the flowers for the celebs", 19 May). Like other colleagues, I was there to publicise a charity cause. It is sometimes difficult to find time for such engagements, and if they are to be vilified, actors will become increasingly reluctant to fulfil them. Also, as a RHS member of some 30 years, I defend my right to attend and enjoy the flower show, even though I am an actress.

Prunella Scales, London