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...His trainer Henry Cecil described Frankel as the best horse he had ever seen and, in all likelihood, “the best there’s ever been”, and in 2012 he retired following an undefeated 14-race career....
...“Cecil Beaton described her as ‘a marshmallow made on a welding machine’ . . . Billy developed this extraordinary accent, became kind of grand and, to some extent, internalised a lot of the snobbery....
...Café chef Daisy Cecil....
...Influential proponents include the Olympic diver and vocal knitting enthusiast Tom Daley, who has the @madewithlovebytomdaley handle....
...It was Gieves that made the RAF uniform worn by the future George VI on his wedding day, ditto the famous “boat cape” in which the Queen was photographed by Cecil Beaton in 1968....
...The fact that some are still there almost 25 years later is a particular tribute to one man: Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, seventh Marquess of Salisbury....
...Vaquera are fantasists in the vein of American greats such as Cecil B DeMille rather than Tommy Hilfiger....
...In fact, his and Madeleine’s desire is for more than a theatre, with afternoon teas served upstairs, lunches downstairs and a Cecil Beaton-themed bar by the foyer....
...He is an admirer of Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton and Irving Penn — you can see the influence of all in his imagery, even when, in the 1990s, he pushed the medium of photography via computer-enhanced and...
...Cecil Beaton, Tom Blau, Mark Gerson, Jane Bown, David Bailey, Lord Snowdon, Bob Carlos Clarke, Steve Pyke – the list of great British portrait photographers is a long one....
...The affair is Thomas Becket meets Tom Sharpe, on the site that gave rise to Alice in Wonderland....
...Take, for instance, the aforementioned Art School, a young London label helmed by designers Eden Loweth and Tom Barratt — who have barely graduated from Ravensbourne and Central Saint Martins, respectively...
...On September 7 1932, after a party at Ashcombe House, Tom Mitford (brother of the more famous sisters) wrote to society photographer Cecil Beaton: “My admiration for your organising passes all bounds: it...
...Ms Streep, who is Hollywood’s most decorated and revered actress with three Oscar wins, was accepting the Cecil B DeMille award for lifetime achievement when she tore into Mr Trump....
...Photos; Kevin Frayer; Thurston Hopkins/Getty Images; David Bebber; Courtesy of The Estate of Corinne Day & GimpelFils Gallery; Tom Hunter...
...There was also a brother, Tom, killed during the war....
...A photograph of Lucian Freud and his then-wife Caroline Blackwood at Coombe Priory in April 1956, courtesy of The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive at Sotheby’s, sold for £7,000....
...“It’s like Rhodes,” said one, “trying to conquer Africa all over again.” ——————————————- tom.burgis@ft.com Tom Burgis is a reporter on the FT’s investigations desk and a former correspondent in Johannesburg...
...Tom Wolfe is your chronicler, Architectural Digest your bible, and this is your look: Banker Style. Where Kuper had it wrong was to claim that it’s a lifestyle limited to cities....
...At the heart of it is Sir Henry Cecil, Frankel’s fey, aristocratic trainer, a man who exudes a curious mixture of charm and unease....
...I’ve just started a wonderful biography of Henry Cecil, the racehorse trainer [Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genius], which is one of the best biographies – whether sport or not – that I’ve read....
...At first sight Tom Russell is an unlikely chronicler of this contentious, porous, blood-soaked boundary....
...Like the hotel, Paramount is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, a century of working with the best silver screen talent, from Cecil B....
...Gallivanting around Russia trying to save us all from nuclear payday, Tom Cruise “does his own stunts”....
...In bounces well-connected foodie Tom Parker Bowles (“Is this your new haunt?” he asks), followed by restaurant critic AA Gill (“Hi Adrian”, “Hi darling”)....
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