1644Sent in by the brilliant Marie-Claire Sheppard, from Paris. She wrote: “This is Reda, the loudest most frightening receptionist I know but actually a pussycat underneath that shouting exterior. She has an ....interesting....taste in headgear.

"The photo was taken in our offices in Paris. She was told this by her friend and colleague Amandine who was trying to come up with reasons not to let her into a meeting room.....please note that we do in fact love the Chinese- wonderful nation that they are.”