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Cannes Can. May 2013.

Dear Rowley, Couldn’t you just die for the French Riviera? I fell in love with the Cote d’Azur aged five when I first saw Cary Grant’s dashing jewel thief and Grace Kelly’s American heiress play cat and mouse in Hitchcock’s To … Continue reading →

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Skyfall.October 2012.

Dear Rowley, To the Barbican cinema to see Skyfall: the new James Bond. When I used to date an RSC actor, he told me that there were nuclear bunkers underneath the Barbican for the royal family no less should the … Continue reading →

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Time Team. July 2012.

Dear Rowley, An inevitable consequence of travelling is insomnia until one settles back down at home. Hence you discover our hero slumped on the daybed in Bloomsbury Towers at 4am watching Time Team. Have you seen it Rowley? They never … Continue reading →

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Sport’s Day. July 2012.

Dear Rowley, As has become our motto at No 17 Clifford Street on the new Anderson & Sheppard shop, ‘can you take it?’ After the usual morning swim, sauna and steam, I high tailed it to our temporary offices in … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves Oscar. February 2012.

Dear Rowley, Weren’t you absolutely fascinated by Angelina Jolie’s posture on the red carpet at the Oscars this year? You know as well as I do that when a designer slits a skirt up to your knickers it is only … Continue reading →

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Cannes Can. May 2013.

Skyfall.October 2012.

Time Team. July 2012.

Sport’s Day. July 2012.

Everybody Loves Oscar. February 2012.

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