Emerald Cunard
Cash for coronets: the invasion of America’s social-climbing heiresses
The undignified ‘cash for coronets’ deal between America’s heiresses and Europe’s nobility produced some marvellous stories, says Nicholas Shakespeare
How to suck up in society — with the Cunards, the Corrigans and the Colefaxes
A more appropriate subtitle to this homage to the queen bees of the interwar years might have been ‘How to…
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‘If you could just give me a moment
to check my internet history…’
‘Of course, this is all great
for us in the satire business.’
Rewilding initiative.
‘I’ve left my copy of Cameron’s
memoirs in the pub.’
‘Stuff the backstop – we need a book stop.’
‘Boris will regret this when he reads my memoirs.’
‘Brexit? What’s that? I don’t really
follow the news.’