6 JANUARY 2001, page 38

New Year Disappointment

Robin Oakley N ew Year's Day was to have been such a splendid start to the year. Mrs Oakley had been fully organised for one of her thrice-yearly visits to the racecourse, a......

The Party's Over

Taki F Rougemont or the third year in a row my Palace hotel dinner-dance for 100-odd friends did not come off. Two years ago, at the Eagle club, it was the disc-jockey's fault.......