Nello Balan built an empire from his eponymous diner on Madison Avenue, New York, which became a socialite hotspot. He passed away in hospital on Tuesday afternoon.
Princess Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi wasted no time in pointing out the selling points of her home, the Villa Aurora, a 16th-century estate, smack in the centre of Rome, loaded with masterpiece paintings, historical archives and noble family lore.