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It’s A Riot January 2011
Dear Rowley, An interesting lecture at the English Speaking Union last night on the invitation of Liz who is one of the Gorgeous Georges. It’s the only Union I want to join. I invited Helen from the Royal Opera House … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Wakeley, Apsley House, Avatar, Beeley, Bobby Hillson, Chatsworth, Coldstream Guards, Egypt Riots, Elton JOhn, English Heritage, English Speaking Union, Fashion at Royal Ascot, Gothic, Green Park, Hardy Amies, Harry Handelsman, Hatton Garden, Helen Ball, High Victorian, Ian McKEllen, In & Out Club, iPad, James Sherwood, Jasper Conran, Jennie Condell, Katy Thomas, Keep BUggering On, Kerry Taylor Auctions, Ladies' Smoking Room. Piccadilly, Letters from Bloomsbury Towers, Liz Adaire, London, Louis Vuitton Guide to London, Louisa McCarthy, Marcus Wareing, Mess, Miss Havisham, Morpheus, Mrs T, New Hotels London 2012, Paris, Pedometer, Peter Dawson, Philip Treacy, Richard III, Richard Ogden, Rowley, Royal Library, Royal Opera House, Saatchi Gallery, Sir Tom Baker, Spiceworld, St George's Mayfair, St Pancras Renaissance, Stephen Jones, Thames & Hudson, The Hospital Covent Garden, the Paris Commune, Tuilleries Palace, Waterloo Arch, Whitney Houston, Winston Churchill
A Theatrical Evening January 2011
Dear Rowley, You’ve got to give it up for the gays, haven’t you. I was trolling down Old Compton Street the other day and saw a No VAT sign outside GAY. ‘F*** the Recession’ it read. Love it do. Personally, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1947, A Private Function, Alan Bennett, Amphitheatre Restaurant, Animatron, Benny Hill, Betty Blue Eyes, Bloomsbury Towers, Brett Perkins, Chelsea Flower Show, Ciao Bella, Colin Firth, David Gandy, Delmonico's, Embassy Club, ENSA, Florence, GAY, gay lib, Grappa, Helen Ball, Helena Bonham carter, Hello Dolly, Inside Out, Italian Trade Commission, James Sherwood, Lamb's Conduit Street, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Mayfair, Old Compton Street, Oscars, Palazzo Borghese, Patricia Carruthers, Pitti Uomo, Renoir Cinema, Rosy Runciman, Rowley, Royal Opera House, Shaftsbury Avenue, Sid James, Sir Cameron Macintosh, Tabasco, the Eiger, The King's Speech, the Lebanon, The Savoy, Valpoliparrot, Vera Lynn, World War II, Zack
The Diamond Dash January 2011
Dear Rowley, Did I say something about a quiet January? On Sunday I had lunch at Scott’s with Mrs Moussaieff who possesses the finest diamonds in the world bar none. Her husband’s family can trace their ancestry back to Ghengis … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 carats, Anderson & Sheppard, BBC1, Beatrix Potter ballet, Bette Midler, Bjork, Burlesque, Carol Woolton, Cava, Champagne, Cher, Christina Aguilera, Coca Cola, Crown Jewels, Daphne Guinness, David Morris, Diamonds, Ethel Merman, Ghengis Khan, Guy & Max, Hilton Hotel, Huntsman, Inside Out, Internet porn, IPod, James Sherwood, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lily Cole, Louis Vuitton Guide to London 2012, Moussaieff Fine Jewellers, Mrs Alisa Moussaieff, Mrs T, Old Bond Street, pearl traders, Poppy Charles, Rowley, Royal Opera House, Schlomo Moussaieff, Scott's Mount Street, Shaun Leane. Alexander McQueen, Tower of London, Virgin Mary, Vogue, white diamonds, yellow diamonds, Zack. Savile Row
Hibernating January 2011
Dear Rowley, The Archers darling! Nigel Pargiter falling to his death from the roof while trying to remove a Happy New Year banner from the flagpole. I couldn’t have been more disappointed. When you lose a much-loved character, all you … Continue reading
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Tagged 300 Years of Fashion at Royal Ascot, Acorn Antiques, Anda Rowland, Angela Rippon, Bloomsbury Towers, Brian Aldridge, Buzz Lightyear, Clerkenwell, Darcey Bussell, Earrings, Eastenders, Fashion at Royal Ascot, fisherman's Friends, Gloria Hunniford, Helen Archer, Helen Ball, Henry Poole & Co. Keith Levett, James Sherwood, Jennie Bond, Jennie Condell, Joan Collins, Kate Silverton, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Lilian, London, London Library, Lucas Dietrich, Madame Recamier., Maggie Smith, Miss Babs, Mrs Overall, Mrs T, Nigel Pargiter, Oddbins, Pashmina, PAt Butcher, Patricia Carruthers, Philip Treacy, Private Eye, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Rip Off Britain, Rip Off Britain. Holly Willoughby, Rowley, Royal Ascot, Royal Ascot 2008, Royal Enclosure, Royal Opera House, Soho, St John restaurant, Stephen Jones, Susan Farmer, Thames & Hudson, The Archers, The Wicked Lady, Waitrose
A Town Mouse December 2010
Dear Rowley, One of the most profound comments ever made about international terrorism came courtesy of my great Aunt Joan Day one Christmas over a decade ago. A news item came on about the latest atrocity committee by the Tamil … Continue reading
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