-
Recent Posts
Archives
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
The Duchess. September 2014.
Dear Rowley, To Holy Cocktails with the Rector of St George’s Hanover Square last night and the conversation was dominated by the death of Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, last of the celebrated Mitford sisters, aged 94. Having spent a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 11th Duke of Devonshire, 6th Bachelor Duke of Devonshire, A Life of Contrasts, Alan Bennett, Andrew Cavendish, Balenciaga, Boadicea, Bolton Abbey, Bruce Weber, Chatsworth Estate, Chatsworth House, Chelsea Flower Show, Dear Rowley, Deborah Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, Derbyshire Times, Diana Mosley, Dior, Edensor, Elvis PresleY, Esmond Romilly, Fancy Fowl, Hardwick Hall, Holy Cocktails, Hons & Rebels, Ireland, James Sherwood, Jessica Mitford, Lady Mosley, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lismore Castle, Lord and Lady Redesdale, Love in a Cold Climate, Lucien Freud, Mario Testino, Marquess of Hartington, Mary Berry, Mitford Sisters, Nancy Mitford, Oswald Mosley, Pamela Mitford, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Pietro Annigoni, Schiaparelli, Spanish Civil War, St George's Church Hanover Square, the Duke of Right, the Prince of Wales, The Pursuit of Love, Tom Mitford, Vogue, Wait For Me! Royal Ascot
The Abbey Habit. September 2014.
Dear Rowley, To a charity screening of the first episode of Downton Abbey season five at the Empire Leicester Square this evening at the invitation of Huntsman. Lord Fellowes is expected as are various members of the cast. The confidentiality agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged An Englishman Abroad, Bona Tours, Brompton Oratory, Buckingham Palace, Coral Browne, Corfu, Dame Edith Evans, Dame Maggie Smith, Dear Rowley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey, Empire Leicester Square, Hermione Gingold, Hugh Paddick, Huntsman, James Sherwood, James Sherwood's Discriminating Guide to London, Joan of Arc, Julian and Sandy, Kenneth Williams, Lady Macbeth, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, London Fashion Week, Lord Fellowes, Milan, Miss O'Brien, Mrs Crawley Downton Abbey, New York, Paris, Radio 3, Round the Horne, Scientology, Siobhan Finneran, Tamburlaine, The Killing of Sister George, Thomas Downton Abbey, Vincent Price