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Long before the era of the celebrity auctioneer, when figures such as Lord Archer could, through sheer personality, cajole any gathering to part with their money, salerooms were often as hushed and stuffy as a public library. If any one person could have laid claim to have single-handedly changed all that, it was Peregrine Pollen. … Read more
Marc Almond Royal Festival Hall, London Touring May 23 to August 30 Rating: A true pop star is a bundle of contradictions. Marc Almond OBE is 62, and he still looks like a naughty boy. He’s been a chart-topper, a cabaret … Read more
MEMOIR The Impatient Pen by Nicky Haslam (Zuleika £22.99, 240 pp) Well, I thought I ought to give a party for Princess Margaret — in the days when she was sweet — as I felt so upset about the bust-up with Peter Townsend . . . ‘ That was Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, … Read more