Another “How they are related” snippet: Dr Miriam Stoppard is Oona King’s aunt: OONA King, the former “Blair babe”, has a secret weapon up her sleeve in her bid to become Labour’s next London mayoral candidate — the unswerving support of celebrity agony auntie Miriam Stoppard (Miriam’s sister is Oona’s mother). This is London (London [...]
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The King and M
August 13, 2010
Five star romance
December 5, 2009
‘The heiress [Paris Hilton] did her best to quash reports she and her Greek tycoon boyfriend Stavros Niarchos are about to split’. London Metro 19 February 2007, ’Happy birthday, Paris!’
How they are related (continued)
November 27, 2009
‘Elisabeth Murdoch, her husband PR maestro Matthew Freud, and Ruth Rogers, owner of the dining room for everyone important, the River Cafe [and wife of the architect Lord (Richard) Rogers], pooled their impressive address books to organise an inauguration party yesterday afternoon.’ The Guardian, 21 Jan 2009, ‘[Richard] Curtis [screenwriter] leads Notting Hill celebrities in raising [...]
You’re beaoutiful (sic)
November 30, 2007
James Blunt’s real name is James Blount. He attended Harrow public school (which isn’t public), Sandhurst (an élite military academy for officers) and served in the Household Cavalry (a socially prestigious regiment in the British army). The Times magazine, 17 September 2005 More singing squaddies: Jimi Hendrix, 101st Airborne division (but wasn’t exactly a model soldier)
