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Diamond Jubilee River Pageant. June 2012.

Dear Rowley, I simply could not go to bunk on Diamond Jubilee River Pageant day without passing comment about the BBC coverage of what should have been a dignified, happy and glorious moment in British history. As you know, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angela Hartnett, Bambi, Battersea Bridge, BBC, BBC Diamond Jubilee, Ben Fogle, Big Brother, Big Ted, Bloomsbury Towers, Bluebeard, Bognor, Bow Bells, Buckingham Palace, Cheggers, Cheryl Cole, Clare Balding, Cliff Richard, Coalition government, Coronation 1953, Dame Fortune, David Dimbleby, David Starkey, Dear Rowley, Diamond Jubilee Concert, Diamond Jubilee River Pageant, Duke of Edinburgh, Fearne Cotton, Floella Benjamin, Fraggle Rock, Fred Astaire, God Save the Queen, Gypsy, Health & Safety, HM The Queen, Hugo Vickers, Huw Edwards, James Sherwood, Jennie Bond, Jessie J, John Barrowman, Lady Di, Let's Face The Music And Dance, Lola Lasagne, Matt Barker, Max Mosley, Nick Clegg, Poseidon Adventure, Raine, Royal Barge, Royal Carriage Procession Tuesday, Sandi Toksvig, Savoy, Savoy Diamond Jubilee Street Party, Shepherd's Market, Sian Lloyd, Simon Shama, Simon Thurley, Sing Out Louise, Sophie Rayworth, Spirit of Chartwell, Sport Relief, Tess Daly, The Queen, The Sailor's Hornpipe, Tiller Girls, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Two Brewers, Union Flag, Victoria Memorial

No Dough, No Show! April 2012.

Dear Rowley, Only in England could Thames Water issue a drought warning during our April rainy season. I just stepped out to the post office and Bloomsbury Square was like a monsoon in Rangoon. I have to venture forth tonight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Little Night Music, Antonia Fraser, Avril Groom, Berlin, Brasserie Zedel, Breakfast at Tiffany, Cabaret, Carmen dell Orefice, Carol Woolton, Cecil Beaton, David Bailey, David Starkey, Dear Rowley, Divine, Dorian Leigh, Dovima, Dreams of Diamonds, Edward Steichen, Eileen Ford, Fascinating Aida, Fire & Ice, Francesca Fearon, Gwendolyn, Harry Fane, Hatchard's, Hatchards Authors of the Year evening, Hilary Alexander, Holly Golightly, Huddersfield, Hugo Vickers, Irving Penn, Issy van Randwyck, James Sherwood, John Waters, La Farmer, Lainie Kazan, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Linda Evangelista, London, Lust in the Dust, Madame JoJo's, Mari Wilson, Maurice Mullen, Michael Gross, Milan, Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Models Close-Up, National Theatre, Nicholas Parsons, No Dough No Show, Paris, Philippa, Philippa Gregory, Revlon, Richard Avedon, Rosy Velez, Shaun Leane, Susan Farmer, Suzy Menkes, Suzy Parker, Tab Hunter, Tamara Moussaieff, Thames Water, Theo Fennell, Timothy Morgan Owen, Trevor Pickett, Truman Capote, Vicki Sarge

Edward & Mrs Simpson. October 2011.

Dear Rowley, Well darling, they’re not posting the black bordered announcement outside Buckingham Palace quite yet announcing my imminent demise but I have to tell you this flu is less the bug than an absolute bugger. Still, silver linings and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1978 Edward & Mrs Simpson, Anne Sebba, Buckingham Palace, Calvin Klein, Cartier, Dear Rowley, Duchess of Windsor, Duchess of WIndsor charm bracelet, Duchess of Windsor flamingo, Duchess of Windsor pearls, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Duke of Windsor, Edward Fox, Edward VII, Edward VIII, Frogmore, George V, Hugo Vickers, James Sherwood, King George VI, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Mohammed Al Fayed, Mrs Simpson, Peter Pan, Prince Eddy, Prince of WAles, Queen Alexandra, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Queen Mary, Shanghai, Some Like it Hot, Sotheby's Duchess of Windsor auction, That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, the Baltimore Grip, the Little Man, Van Cleef & Arpels, W.E., Wallis Simpson

Panic on the Streets of London March 2011

Dear Rowley, You, like I, would defend any Britisher’s rights to peaceful protest. As a matter of fact, even an old Thatcherite like I would agree with some of the concerns voiced by the quarter of a million people who … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'day of rage', Anti-Cuts Demonstration, Colonel Bluster, Diana Princess of Wales, Duchess of Windsor, Facebook, Fortnum & Mason, Gieves & Hawkes, Gieves & Hawkes Wall of Fame, Henry Poole & Co, Hugo Vickers, IRA, James Sherwood, King Edward VIII, Leicester Square, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Libyan no-fly zone, Marie Antoinette, Michael Jackson, Mr Robert Gieve, No 1 Savile Row, Oxford Street, Place de la Concorde, Prince William, Queen Anne Boleyn, Queen Elizabeth 1, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Rembrandt, Rowley, Thatcherite, The Ritz, Tower of London, Twitter, Wallis Simpson

Diamond Jubilee River Pageant. June 2012.

No Dough, No Show! April 2012.

Edward & Mrs Simpson. October 2011.

Panic on the Streets of London March 2011

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