Out of this world
Hard-pressed newshawks need the occasional titbit like the Lord Blandford-Tina Onassis divorce to keep up the jaded interests of their readers at dull times. When it is the son of the Duke of Marlborough, with the family tra- dition of marrying rich (and often beautiful) women, it gives their readers a special lift, though with the limitations on the reporting of divorce proceedings, they seem to be rely- ing on early photographs of Lady Blandford taken before she was Mrs Onassis, when she was Miss Livanos.
There is a story of one of the more out- of-this-world Marlborough sons—no doubt years ago—who had squandered his wife's and was reduced to the last of his own money. His worried children remonstrated, declaring he lived in the past, and had no idea of life in the twentieth century.
For instance Papa, you've never been on a bus.' Admittedly not, but I certainly shall try it.'
After lunch at White's, he jumped confi- dently on to a No 15 bus in Piccadilly, calling '26 Belgrave Square, conductor'.
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