Tag: London

  • The F Word

    The F Word

    Ladies Who Impress to hold their next event on 4th October

     

    Jana Bakunina, a contributor to The Steeple Times and the founder of the Ladies Who Impress forum, is hosting her next event on 4th October at the Skyloft bar of the Millbank Tower. (more…)

  • Russkie rubbish

    Russkie rubbish

    Jana Bakunina Meets The Russians

     

    Last week, I was adamant to boycott the new show on Fox, Meet The Russians, which promised nothing but a reality TV spin on the stereotypical Russian expats in London: filthy rich, Knightsbridge-dwelling, vodka-drinking, fur-clad billionaires. And then I thought that I may have created a stereotype of my own: this show needn’t be bad and surely the promotional videos featuring wannabe popstar Kamalyia are overstating the ‘cringe factor’. (more…)

  • Out routed

    Out routed

    New £354,000 Route Master bus crashes on Chelsea Bridge Road on second day in service

     

    On Saturday, on seeing one of Boris Johnson’s new Route Master buses on the Kings Road, I commented about how impressive this vehicle was. Little did I expect, therefore, that only a day later, the very same vehicle would have ended up in a six vehicle pile up on Chelsea Bridge Road. (more…)

  • May the force be music

    May the force be music

    MB&F and REUGE’s truly unique MusicMachine

     

    A collaboration between radical watchmakers Maximilian Büsser & Friends (MB&F) and music box manufacturers REUGE has resulted in the creation of a spectacular “MusicMachine” that looks like a cross between a submarine and something out of Star Trek. (more…)

  • Price vs. Patience

    Price vs. Patience

    Stonebrook Court Manor: The sale of a Californian mansion where it’s more about patience than price

     

    Stonebrook Court Manor in California’s Los Altos Hills has been on and off the market since January 2008. Its owner, a “television executive turned Internet investor” and investment banker named Kelly Porter, though said to be “in no hurry to sell”, has reduced his asking price from £28.1 million ($45 million) to £16.8 million ($27 million) through Arthur Sharif & Associates. (more…)

  • You’re the Chip Paper

    You’re the Chip Paper

    As a cousin of the 13th Duke of Argyll is revealed to be an escort, we suggest that there’s nothing new about it

     

    This week, the Mail Online revealed Charlotte Colquhoun, the eldest daughter of Sir Malcolm Colquhoun Bt. and a cousin of Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, to be an escort. (more…)

  • Lehmaned down

    Lehmaned down

    As Lehman Brothers sign sells for just £9,375 at Christie’s, one bidder disputes the sale price and former executives party

     

    The Lehman Brothers sign we featured earlier this month achieved just £9,375 in this week’s Christie’s South Kensington sale. (more…)

  • Amir Zada: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    Amir Zada: “What’s on your mantelpiece?”

    20 questions with financier Amir Zada

     

    The Steeple Times shares “wit and wisdom”. What’s your guiding force?

    Health, hard work, love and laughter.

     

    “Don’t get even, get medieval” is, in our humble opinion, a great motto. What’s yours?

    “Revenge is a waste of time, as is gloating”.

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  • First past the estate

    First past the estate

    1928 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 shooting brake comes to the market

     

    Here at The Steeple Times we love unusual shooting brakes and in a 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, we’ve discovered an especially fantastic one. (more…)

  • Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Ask Mrs MILF: The agony aunt who’s naughty but nice

    Mrs MILF redThis week, Mrs MILF deals with a wife with expensive tastes in jewellery, a sister with suspicions, social networks and answers a reader’s question about her own tastes in men and women.

     

    Mrs MILF: Do you like men or women? I get the feeling you are ambivalent.

    Lizzie C., Honiton, Devon

    Although a few of my exes were intrigued by the thought of me with other women, those exes who had more maturity and experience of life realised that they should be careful what they wished for. As for men and women, I love most men, like some but respect only a few. Women: I love a few, like some and respect most.

     

    My wife came home from a party and told me she’d fallen in love with a piece of jewellery. I said I’d buy it for her and then I saw the price: £49,000. She knows I’d never be able to afford such an item especially given I was made redundant from my banking job last year. Is she trying to tell me something or should I prepare for her departure?

    Johan B., London, SW3

    She is trying to tell you something. You should prepare for her departure.

     

    I think my lover has another lover who keeps liking his photo on Facebook. What should I do?

    Kyle H., New York, USA

    Remove yourself from Facebook. It’s not a lifeline. It’s a rope. Don’t get hung on it.

     

    My sister and her husband adopted a child ten years ago. I have my suspicions that the little girl is his lovechild as she looks like my sister’s best friend. Should I dare to breach the topic or is it best to let sleeping dogs lie? P.S. The husband hates me and I loathe him. P.P.S. My sister is definitely unhappy in the marriage as she’s told me as much.

    Camilla C., London, W8

    The messenger is always shot. There is never an exception. Don’t mention anything unless you have proof (i.e. a DNA test). Even then, you’ll still be shot. After all, your sister may already know who the baby belongs to. As for being unhappy in her marriage, if she really is she’ll file for divorce or ask her husband to buy her a £49,000 piece of jewellery.

     

    My lover hasn’t followed me on Twitter. Does that mean he’s no longer interested?

    Emma R., London, SE15

    The answer in a word: “Yes”.

     

    Mrs MILF is lady with a cupcake and a whip who will solve all your problems be they in the bedroom department or elsewhere.

     

    Mrs MILF welcomes your questions for her weekly column. Please submit them to her via [email protected]. She does not enter into individual correspondence and she won’t visit your home for personal consultations. Some names have been changed to protect the modesty of the individuals and their problems.

     

     

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