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...“This one’s for you, Rex,” he wisecracked to King George V during a royal command performance in 1932 in London....
...Photographer’s assistants, Ivano Pagnussat, Charlotte Ellis and Rob Palmer. Stylist’s assistant, Ady Huq. Hair assistant, Yuri Kato. Set design assistant, Rufus Wilkinson....
...Tristram Hunt is director of the V&A and a former MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central....
...Richardson gleefully relates the snobbery practised by these women at their exclusive Wednesday night balls at Almack’s club in London’s St James at the turn of the 19th century....
...Roy Jenkins, Kenneth Clarke, Michael Portillo, David Miliband and George Osborne are just a few political heirs apparent who never clinched the top job....
...Patrick Jenkins When Tidjane Thiam arrived at the helm of Credit Suisse in 2015 he was a hero....
...Staley’s predecessor, Antony Jenkins, tried to shrink the investment bank during his tenure, but Barclays’ directors got cold feet and Jenkins lost out in a boardroom showdown, which led to his firing in...
...The castle was periodically expanded over the centuries, including interior remodelling by James Wyatt in the late 18th century in the gothic revival style....
...Theresa Sackler, the widow of Mortimer Sackler, is on the V&A’s board of trustees until the end of the month....
...(FT) Warren v Wall Street? Elizabeth Warren is one of the country’s most prominent critics of Wall Street firms and big banks....
...In a PS, he explains he’s sending the email to “everyone who have [sic] ordered or received fresh fruit in the last couple of months…” Finance boss James von Moltke, who chairs the “cost catalyst” committee...
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...(Al Jazeera) MAGA v MOPGA French president Emmanuel Macron appears to be goading US leader Donald Trump....
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...James Bardrick, Citi’s head in the UK, said the exercise had been “enormously valuable” and attracted great interest from the bank’s main board in the US....
...Companies due to deliver results today include: Taylor Wimpey, Interserve, St James’ Place, Virgin Money and Jazz Pharma....
...Sign up to receive FirstFT by email here A state of emergency has been declared in the US city of Charlotte, North Carolina, after a second night of violent demonstrations....
...Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, have added more fuel to tensions in the city....
...They include James Gorman, Morgan Stanley chairman and chief executive ; Ian Davis, chairman of Rolls-Royce; Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook; and Jeff Skilling, former chief executive...
...Its leader, Diane James, resigned after just 18 days in the job, citing internal opposition....
...Writing in Apollo Magazine, sociologist Tiffany Jenkins argued that the staging of an event — “the do” — can overwhelm the art it is intended to celebrate....
...Last night, the trailblazers of the British luxury fashion industry gathered at the V&A for the 13th annual Walpole Awards....
...The tale of London entrepreneur Charlotte Knight is typical....
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
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