Ottie, six and I. Christmas as an auntie of with six nieces and four nephews is an expensive business.
KATIE HIND: The perils (and joys) of having ten nieces and nephews who all think their aunt is a Fairy Godmother During a phone call with my seven-year-old niece, Luna, three weeks ago, she cleverly manoeuvred our conversation to Christmas – and, in particular, to the subject of presents.
Since it’s an auntie’s prerogative to spoil her nieces and nephews, inevitably, I set off to London’s Westfield shopping centre (and one of Sephora’s seven actual shops in the country) to buy their gift cards.
At this time of year aunts, uncles and godparents who are seen as ever-dependable Santas with bottomless bank accounts] She then reeled off a list of expensive Sephora skincare products she wanted me to buy her.
Indeed, Ottie, six, enjoys telling her friends: ‘My Auntie Kate has lots of money in her bank account.’.
