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High life

Lord Lucan, Joan Collins and the greatest dinner ever

6 November 2021

9:00 AM

6 November 2021

9:00 AM

There’s a narrow stretch of Chelsea, south of the King’s Road from Oakley Street to Ormonde Gate, that reminds me of post-war London when I first came here with my dad. Names such as Margaretta Terrace, St Loo Avenue, Alpha Place and Robinson Street bring back sweet memories of youthful innocence and desire.

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