A popular and hard-working waiter at La Brasserie in London’s Brompton Cross, pint-sized Angelo Vizcaino delights in telling customers about his love of Cuba and his pet dog. (more…)
Category: CHARACTERS
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Angelo Vizcaino
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Mr Penny Farthing
Often spotted on the roads of Kensington and Chelsea, as little is known about Mr Penny Farthing as his fellow eccentric The Fantasy Cyclist. (more…) -
Adolfo Orsi, Jr.
“One of the biggest important players on the classic car scene”, Adolfo Orsi, Jr. is always clad in a blazer and generally sports a Panama hat. (more…) -
Helen Brach (AKA “The Candy Lady”, 1911 – 1977, body never found)
Devoted to her dogs and the widow of a tycoon named Frank V. Brach (1890 – 1970), Helen Brach inherited a significant portion of a $23 million estate (the equivalent of $135 million or £87.8 million today) in 1971. (more…) -
Mikel Ruffinelli
Despite being an iceberg beyond being just larger than life, Californian Mikel Ruffinelli describes her eight foot wide “diva hips” as “looking beautiful”. (more…) -
Ziyanda Palesa Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s self-proclaimed “first granddaughter” also describes herself as a “qualified wine judge”. (more…) -
Kensington Claus
It’s Christmas every day for this bearded giant. Generally spotted in the pubs of South Kensington and always on his own, Kensington Claus has favoured drinking spots at each bar he visits (more…) -
The Knightsbridge rose seller
A well-known fixture each and every evening at Knightsbridge restaurants including San Lorenzo and Scalini during the 1990s and 2000s (more…) -
Sam Malin and Irène Major (AKA “Lord and Lady Hailes”)
Hailing from Canada and Cameroon respectively, Sam Malin and Irène Major can best be described as “a curious couple”. (more…) -
Paul and Selena Bailey
Having sold their telephone conferencing empire for £28 million in 2012, Paul and Selena Bailey became the first people in the UK to own the £3 million “Holy Trinity of Hypercars” (more…)