She continued: “It was at first delayed and then we all got on hoping to take off and the captain announced that they had dropped the ball on this one and failed to get a co-pilot, and there was no other plane that I could get on that would get me there on time.”
Nigella insisted: “I am so sorry, I’m really heartbroken, I was so looking forward to the night and I hate this inconvenience that you’ve been put in.
“As I say, sorry about my bedraggled appearance but I am terribly sorry.
“I hope something can be rearranged but that doesn’t help us all tonight.