There has never been another American interloper quite like Sir Henry Chips Channon, who married a Guinness heiress and became both an MP and the darling of London society.
But perhaps even Channon would have been astonished that his Diaries now published in unexpurgated form for the first time would inspire frenzied debate more than eight decades after he wrote them.
One entry for November 19, 1936 is generating particular excitement. This now records not just that tiaras nodded [and] diamonds sparkled at the dinner party Channon and his wife held for Edward VIII at their house in London s Belgravia, but also the King s startlingly modern turn of phrase when, after dinner, he announced that he needed to relieve himself.
Business leaders and MPs sign Telegraph letter urging Government to back Britain s working women in Budget
Leading names have joined forces to urge Government to safegaurd the retail and beauty industries
1 March 2021 • 6:00am
Prominent names have backed a letter published in The Telegraph urging action to halt the fiscal impact of the pandemic on women
The Daily Telegraph, leading names including Dame Helena Morrissey, Dame Jenni Murray and former home secretary Amber Rudd have joined the British Beauty Council in urging the Government to commit to safeguarding the retail and beauty industries.
The letter, also signed by Trinny Woodall, Mary Portas, Cherie Blair QC, Tamara Gillan and Baroness Bertin points to evidence that the clock is being turned back on Britain’s working women, and urges the Government to halt the reversal by “properly assessing the impact the pandemic has had on women’s lives in the UK”.
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