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House of Cards. April 2012.
Dear Rowley, It’s not every day one is invited to the House of Commons. Don’t get excited Rowley, I wasn’t being hauled in front of the Levinson Enquiry having been intercepted relentlessly by James Murdock. The invitation came courtesy of … Continue reading
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Tagged Angel of the North, Anne Boleyn, Aquascutum, Ascot, Big Ben, Carrie Fisher, Cromwell Lawn, David Cameron, Dean's Yard, Dear Rowley, Dorothy Gale, Edward VIII, Eric Pickles, Gene Kelly, Gieves & Hawkes, Hardy Amies, Horcrux, Houses of Parliament, Huntsman, James Sherwood, Jeremy Brett, Lambeth Palace, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, London Garden Museum, Luke Sweeney, Mayfair, My Fair Lady, National Trust, On The Street Where She Lives, Palace of Westminster, Queen's Gallery, Return of the Jedi, Scientology, Shanghai grip, Sir Walter Raleigh, Smith Square, St James's Park, St Margaret's Westminster, St Mary's Garden Museum, The Garden Museum Lambeth, The Hobbit, The Savoy, The Wizard of Oz, Thom Sweeney, UKFT, Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall
Going Down With All Hands. April 2012.
Dear Rowley, Have you noticed the advertisement campaign on behalf of Stonewall on the side of countless London busses at present? The slogan – in bright red letters a foot high – reads ‘Some people are gay. Get over it’. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1912, Ascot, Astor, Ava Gardner, BBC Ascot fashion coverage, BBC Royal Ascot 2012, Christ Church Oxford, Clare Balding, Dear Rowley, Eton, Euro Millions, Fred Astaire, Gail Capri Southampton Row, Gary England, Get Over It, Grim Reaper, Hilda Sherwood, James Sherwood, Jeanette Winterson Titanic, Julian Fellowes, Julian Fellowes Titanic, Kate Winslett, Len Goodman Titanic. Strictly Come Dancing, Leonardo di Caprio, London, MGM, Old Mother Balding, Peggy Lee, Radio 4 Titanic, Relax Soho. Relax Soho Philippe, Rishi Persad, RMS Titanic, Rothschild, Royal Ascot, Shelley Winters, Some People Are Gay, Stonewall, Suzi Pierry, The Poseidon Adventure, the Royal Meeting, The Towering Inferno, Titanic, Vanderbilt, willie Carson
The Merry Wives of Windsor. October 2011.
Dear Rowley, There isn’t a country in the world that can beat England luxuriating in the light of an Indian Summer. Bloomsbury could have been twinned with Biarritz this week. I popped into Pret this morning for my ‘white that’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ascot, Ascot BBC, Biarritz, Bloomsbury Towers, Boris Yeltsin, Christine Keeler, Christopher Wren House Hotel Windsor, Clivden, Coworth Park, Dear Rowley, Dorchester Group, Fanny Price, Fashion at Royal Ascot: Three Centuries of Thoroughbred Style, Geraldine Woods, Giverny, Hollywood, Hutnsman, James Sherwood, John Profumo, Katy Thomas, Laurent Perrier, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Mansfield Park., Max Factor, Monet, Mrs T, Nathalie-Lucy, Pret A Manger Southampton Row, Ralph Lauren, Suzi Perry, the Astors, The Windsor Literary Festival, Windsor, Yellow Poppy