15 DECEMBER 1979, page 27

Charmed Lives

Taki The recent death of Merle Oberon and the revelations about Anthony Blunt's extracurricular activities bring to mind Sir Alexander Korda. The sultry, mysterious, sloe-eyed......

Testing Time

Jeffrey Bernard The Taller gave a party at the Ritz the other night and it looks as though it's going to be Parties all the way until Christmas Eve from now on. They're mostly......

Jewelled Gowns

Patrick Marnham It was while sitting in a pew at an Anglican wedding, brooding about the appearance of the choir, that I became aware of the connection between the two major......