Stephen Bayley

Roy Strong’s towering egotism is really rather engaging

At 85, the former museum director still has many scores to settle, but the boasting and name-dropping now seem funny and endearing

Roy Strong at home at The Laskett — whose gardens were once cruelly described as ‘Mr Pooter’s Versailles’. Credit: © Michael Leonard
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  • Types and Shadows: The Roy Strong Diaries 2004-2015

    Roy Strong

    Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 530, £25

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