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Assassins. June 2016.
Dear Rowley, Should your heart wish to break for the Haute Ton of 18th century London, look no further than this morsel from Piers Morgan’s social column: ‘Sir Bruce Forsythe’s wife, Lady Wilnelia, threw a delightful dinner party at Fortum & Mason … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Lansbury, Archbishop of Canterbury, BBC, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brexit, Clare Balding, Cold War, Communism, Dear Rowley, EE, Elizabeth Archer, European Union, Florida, Frank Sinatra, Geordie Greig, George Osborne, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Gordon Brown, Gunpowder Plot, Haute Ton, James Sherwood, Jill Archer, Jo Cox, Joan Collins, John F Kennedy, John Major, King Charles I, King Edward VII, King James I, Korean War, Lady Wilnelia Forsythe, Laurence Harvey, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Mail on Sunday, Michael Caine, Mrs Iselin, Nazi, Orlando, Oxford Street, Piers Morgan, Prime Minister, Pulse, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Diamonds, Sarah Duchess of York, Sir Bruce Forsythe, Tess Daly, The Manchurian Candidate, The Queen, Tony Blair, Tuscany, United Kingdom
Resignation. March 2016.
Dear Rowley, Politicians who resign on a matter of principle have proved as rare as Fabergé eggs of late. Let’s face it, MPs don’t even throw in the towel when they’ve been caught in flagrante with a ladyboy of Bangkok at … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Bobby Hillson, Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Dark Victory, David Cameron, Dear Rowley, Dickens, Elaine Stritch, George Osborne, Gordon Brown, Iain Duncan Smith, James Sherwood, Janet Reger, Jason, Judith Traherne, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Marie Lloyd, Medea, Mordred, Palace of Westminster, Sir Galahad, Tony Blair, Tory
Stage Fright. December 2012.
Dear Rowley, I do feel sorry for the young. They’re so busy Wii-ing, texting and making ‘friends’ on Facebook that there aren’t hours in the day to watch black and white movie double bills as I did when I was … Continue reading
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Agent Provocateur. July 2011
Dear Rowley, I’m beginning to agree with the Daily Mail that we’re blowing the phone hacking scandal out of all proportion. The world’s economy is teetering on the brink like an Essex girl after one too many Snowballs and yet … Continue reading
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