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The poorer I get, the more capitalist I become

26 May 2018

9:00 AM

26 May 2018

9:00 AM

‘What a fabulous tan, where did you get it? said one of my fellow lunch guests as we entered the women’s powder room of a Mayfair hotel.

I get this a lot. I want to talk about where I have wintered, or summered, or springed, because although I am poor I am lucky enough to mix with people who are not, and I love people who are not.

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