Bono reportedly splashed out￡1,000 to have his trilby flown first class to Italy.

　　The U2 singer had forgotten to pack his favourite hat for a charity gig with Luciano Pavarotti. So he organised an epic journey to ensure it arrived safely from England, reports The Sun. First a cab took the hat to Gatwick Airport from West London, running up a￡100 fare and tip. Once there, stewards collected the trilby and put it on Monday's 1.40pm British Airways flight to Bologna, costing Bono￡442.

　　But even though it had its own first class seat, flight attendants were concerned it would go missing or get squashed so they moved it into the cockpit. On touch-down, a￡150 hired driver grabbed the hat and sped to Modena, Pavarotti's home town and the venue for the concert. An insider told The Sun: "Including￡200 insurance and tips, he spent about￡1,000 flying it out - but that's nothing compared to the amount he'll have raised on the night."