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The Queen. February 2012.
Dear Rowley, Did you stay up last night to watch the Super Bowl? Well, I wouldn’t ordinarily except for the promise that Madonna would perform at half time. The closest England has to such an occasion is asking the soprano … Continue reading
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Tagged Abdication Crisis, Amy Winehouse, Balmoral, Cleopatra, Commonwealth, Dear Rowley, Demi Moore, Diamond Jubilee, Diamond Jubilee Portrait John Swannell, Diana Princess of Wales, Edward VIII, Elizabeth Taylor, George VI, Holly Willoughby, Industrial Revolution, James Sherwood, Last Night of the Proms, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Linsey Lohan, MDNA, Osborne House, Pete Dawson, Philip Schofield, Princess Margaret, Q, Queen Elizabeth 11, Queen Victoria, QVC, Rule Britannia, Sandringham, Super Bowl Madonna, The Perfect Gentleman, This Morning, Valentine's Day, W.E., Windsor Castle
Your Downton Needs You. November 2011.
Dear Rowley, A peregrination to the countryside – more specifically Beeley in Derbyshire – to round up the birthday celebrations with family. I took a turn around the 14th century churchyard where grandmother lies in state. St Anne’s is truly … Continue reading
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Tagged Arlene Phillips, Beeley, Brendan Cole, Broadway, Calamity Jane, Chatsworth, Crazy For You, Dear Rowley, Derbyshire, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Esther Rantzen, Fiona Bruce, Fred Astaire, Gershwin, Holly Willougby, Huntsman Savile Row, ITV, James Sherwood, Jane Powell, Lady BRacknell, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Lulu, Maggie Smith, Marks & Spencer, Mel C, Mrs T, Newcastle Playhouse Theatre, Novello Theatre, Philip Schofield, Rhian, Rialto, Rules Covent Garden, Shuffle off to Buffalo, Simon Cowell, Sister Honkey Tonk, Someone to Watch Over Me, St Anne's Beeley, Strictly Come Dancing, Susan Farmer, The Antiques Roadshow, The Grinch, This Morning, Violet, X-Factor
Roll ‘Em. October 2011.
Dear Rowley, Forgive the radio silence since my 40th birthday bash. No, darling, I haven’t been committed to The Priory until further notice. You can blame Ciao Bella, Noel Coward and ITV for my going temporarily awol. Where to begin? … Continue reading
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Tagged Audie Charles, Belle Epoque, Cameron Mackintosh, Catholicism, Chalet Coward, Ciao Bella, Clive Anderson, Dame Joan Sutherland, Dashing Tweeds, Dear Rowley, Downton Abbey, Edward Sexton, Fellini, Gertrude Lawrence, Guy Henry, Guy Hills, Holly Willoughby, Hugh Bonville, Huntsman, If Love Were All, If You Don't Know Me By Now, iPhone, ITV, James Sherwood, JAR, Judith Watt, Judy Garland, Les Avants, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Liza Minnelli, London, Loose Ends, Marlene Dietrich, Newcastle upon Tyne, Noel Coward, Noel Coward Society, Parisian Pierrot, Patricia Hodge, Philip Scholfield, Prince of Wales Theatre, Rhian, Richard Briars, Rosy Runciman, RSC, Saskia Reeves, Savile Row, Savile Row: The Master Tailors of British Bespoke, Shaun Leane, Susan Farmer, the Criterion Piccadilly Circus, the Dark Mark, The Master, the Pope, The Priory, the Sherwood Massive, The Trial of Oscar Wilde, This Morning, Voldermort, White Tie, Why Must the Show Go On?