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Shopping April 2011
Dear Rowley, A rather frustrating day late last week with a visit to the National Archives in Kew. We were led to believe that the National Archives had a substantial amount of material relating to Henry Poole & Co so … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolsheviks, Capri, Christopher Lee, Corfu, Dear Rowley, Dick Emery Mandy, Emperor Tiberius, Glenda Slagg, Grand Duchess Anastasia, H&M, Henry Poole & Co, Holborn Health Spa, Hothouses at Kew, James Bond, James Sherwood, John Lewis, Keith Levett, Kew Gardens, Kew Palace, King George III, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Margaret Howell, Molton Brown, National Archives Kew, Oooh you are awful, Oxford Street, Pagoda Kew, Prime Suspect, Private Eye, Queen Charlotte, Richard Craig, Royal wedding, Sanderson bed linen. Mount Etna, Savile Row, Savoy, Scaramanga, Sky TV, Stalag 9, Tiberius, Top Shop, Uniqulo, Wallace Collection, Windsor Castle Royal Archives, Zara
Big Pony December 2010
Dear Rowley, You know I adore Ralph Lauren. The Christmas windows on Bond Street alone confirm that the guy can ‘do’ British better than we can. There is a level of slick and polish that one cannot help but admire. … Continue reading
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