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  • A Bigoted Bash

    A Bigoted Bash

    Marie-Claire, Baroness von Alvensleben starts (yet another) racist tirade at a party in London and launches a website where she brands herself ‘Incredible Marie-Claire’

     

    Last night, at a party in London, a bigoted baroness launched into a racist tirade about immigration and the European Union.

     

    At the event in St James’s, Marie-Claire von Alvensleben – a woman previously sentenced to a six week suspended jail sentence for amongst other things stating “brown people are ruining London” in 2014 – waved her fingers wildly whilst ranting about Gina Miller and told guests that she thought Brexit to be “a wonderful thing.”

     

    Elsewhere, this unhinged madwoman has now created her own website. On it she shares information about her “glamour and sophistication” and claims to have “learnt English” in Cambridge. She bizarrely expresses (given her sheer lack of such qualities) that she wished to have become a diplomat and adds: “I was very spoilt indeed.”

     

    Immodest to her core, von Alvensleben also reports on her attempts to launch a Swiss version of Vogue – “despite her resilient efforts… [it] did not bear any fruit and folded” – and concludes:

     

    “Marie-Claire has her own ‘Coat of Arms’. Her ex-husband, Baron Bodo von Alvensleben used to call her IMC ‘Incredible Marie-Claire’. Maybe because she believes nothing is impossible … She can arrange “almost” everything… It can all be arranged.”

     

    Bigoted Bash – Racist bigot Marie Claire, Baroness von Alvensleben launches into a racist tirade and launches a website where she brands herself ‘Incredible Marie-Claire’
    Marie-Claire, Baroness von Alvensleben rolling around on the floor at another party with the equally awful former entertainer Michael Barrymore.
  • Tax in Post

    Tax in Post

    Reliant Regal 3-wheeler used in the BBC’s ‘Only Fools and Horses’ in Monaco in 2002 to be offered for sale at auction

     

    A 1968 Reliant Regal 3-wheeler used in the 2002 ‘If only they could see us now’ episode of the hit BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses is to be sold at auction in November.

     

    The distinctive yellow car, registration ‘BWC 94F’ was used for filming in Monaco and features a tiger skin print interior and a remote control key start which can be operated from up to 50 metres away. It also has a smoke machine that emits smoke from the exhaust when a valve is opened on the dashboard, rubber mats with ‘Del Boy’ on the drivers side, air horns, a suitcase on the roof and ‘Rodney’ on the passenger side and inflatable dolls that show up in the back window.

     

    Sold last by Bonhams in 2008, the eccentric vehicle has amazingly covered a total of 71,778 miles and even participated in the London to Brighton rally in 2001 and 2004. The 598cc car is to be offered by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Lovely jubbly.

     

    Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve. Tax in Post – 1968 Reliant Regal, registration BWC 94F – Used in BBC TV series Only Fools and Horses, episode in Monaco – Del and Rodney – Offered with no reserve by Silverstone Auctions at their NEC Classic Motor Show sale on 11th and 12th November with no reserve.

  • Wealthy Wilton

    Wealthy Wilton

    Six-storey Belgravia residence with controversial business connections goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997

     

    A 6,961 square foot freehold terraced townhouse in Belgravia has gone on sale for £25 million or 3,497% more than it was sold for in 1997.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent – which sold in 1997 for what now seems like the paltry sum of just £695,000 – was marketed two years ago for £32 million and provides 5 reception rooms, 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms and 2 garages in an adjoining mews house.

     

    Featuring traditional interior design by Robert Kime – decorator to the Prince of Wales – the property featured in court papers in December 2015 in the context of a dispute between a lawyer turned secretive property speculator named Glenn Maud and his former associate Robert Tchenguiz. Said to be at one-time worth £4.5 billion at the height of his success and originally from Sheffield, this businessman and his wife reportedly spent some £6 million renovating the house but was ordered to live on £500 per week in 2012 by a Guernsey court.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent is now offered by Knight Frank.

     

    4 Wilton Crescent – The Numbers

     

    October 2017 – On the market for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.

     

    March 2016 – On the market for £30 million ($39.4 million, €33.5 million or درهم144.6 million) through Beauchamp Estates.

     

    December 2015 – On the market for £32 million ($42 million, €35.7 million or درهم154.2 million) according to court documents. Owner Glenn Maud reportedly spent £6 million ($7.9 million, €6.7 million or درهم28.9 million) on “improvements” to the property.

     

    September 1997 – Sold for £695,000 ($912,000, €775,000 or درهم3.3 million).

     

    Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank. Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.Wealthy Wilton – 4 Wilton Crescent, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8RN, United Kingdom – Six-storey Belgravia residence goes on sale for 22% less than it was marketed for in 2015 and 3,497% more than it sold for in 1997 – For sale for £25 million ($32.8 million, €27.9 million or درهم120.5 million) through Knight Frank.

  • Bloomberg on Brexit

    Bloomberg on Brexit

    Billionaire and former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg condemns Brexit as “the single stupidest thing any country has ever done” apart from America electing Donald Trump

     

    As Michael Bloomberg opened a vast new European headquarters in London on Tuesday, The Guardian revealed a series of comments he’d made two weeks ago about Brexit.

     

    In a speech to the HUBweek conference in Boston, Bloomberg condemned the election of Donald Trump but also suggested: “It is really hard to understand why a country [Britain] that was doing so well wanted to ruin it” by voting for Brexit.

     

    Separately, on a previous occasion, this wise man also pointed out: “[Britain] didn’t have an immigration problem and they didn’t need control of their borders. They have the English Channel – that gave them control of their borders.” We join those saluting him.

     

    Mr Bloomberg’s comments in Boston follow:

     

    We are opening a brand new European headquarters in London – two big, expensive buildings. Would I have done it if I knew they were going to drop out? I’ve had some thoughts that maybe I wouldn’t have, but we are there, we are going to be very happy.

     

    My former wife was a Brit, my daughters have British passports, so we love England – it’s the father of our country, I suppose. But what they are doing is not good and there is no easy way to get out of it because if they don’t pay a penalty, everyone else would drop out. So they can’t get as good of a deal as they had before.

     

    I did say that I thought [Brexit] was the single stupidest thing any country has ever done but then we Trumped it.

     

    One of the things that is hurting us both in the United States and in the UK is that we have employees, not a lot but some, who are starting to say: ‘I don’t want to work here – can we transfer to some place else? This country doesn’t like immigrants.’

     

    All this talk in Washington – words have consequences. Whether we change the immigration laws or not, there is general feeling around the world that America is no longer an open, welcoming place and a lot of people don’t want to go there, and the same thing is happening in the UK because of Brexit.

     

    It is really hard to understand why a country that was doing so well wanted to ruin it. It was not a smart thing to do and getting out of it is going to be very difficult and is going to be very painful. It will hurt industries. People are already taking space in other cities over there [Europe], us included.

     

  • A Bargain in Belgravia

    Belgravia mews house with garaging for five cars for sale for equivalent of £1,442 per week

     

    A two-storey mews house behind The Lanesborough Hotel in Belgravia has gone on sale for what initially seems like a bargain price of just £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.2 million).

     

    The catch? The 1,391 square foot property in Wilton Row – which comes with a 40-foot long garage with space for up to five cars – is offered on a new 20-year lease that comes without the ability to extend or acquire the freehold.

     

    Effectively priced at the equivalent of rent of £75,000 per year ($99,000, €83,000 or درهم362,000 per year), the unlisted building also includes a reception room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

     

    Ayrton Wylie are the selling agents.

     

    A Bargain in Belgravia – 30 Wilton Row, Belgravia, London, SW1X 7NS, United Kingdom – Mews house with garaging for five cars for sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.2 million) through Ayrton Wylie.

  • A Bargain in Belgravia

    A Bargain in Belgravia

    Belgravia mews house with garaging for five cars for sale for equivalent of £1,442 per week

     

    A two-storey mews house behind The Lanesborough Hotel in Belgravia has gone on sale for what initially seems like a bargain price of just £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.2 million).

     

    The catch? The 1,391 square foot property in Wilton Row – which comes with a 40-foot long garage with space for up to five cars – is offered on a new 20-year lease that comes without the ability to extend or acquire the freehold.

     

    Effectively priced at the equivalent of rent of £75,000 per year ($99,000, €83,000 or درهم362,000 per year), the unlisted building also includes a reception room, kitchen, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

     

    Ayrton Wylie are the selling agents.

     

    A Bargain in Belgravia – 30 Wilton Row, Belgravia, London, SW1X 7NS, United Kingdom – Mews house with garaging for five cars for sale for £1.5 million ($2 million, €1.7 million or درهم7.2 million) through Ayrton Wylie.

  • A Sloane Home

    A Sloane Home

    Belgravia apartment for sale for £27.5 million in spite of being a 1980s timewarp; the Sloaney home forms part of a building at one-time home the residence of one half of Gilbert and Sullivan

     

    A penthouse on the “favoured northern side” of Belgravia’s Eaton Square is on sale for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) in spite of not been refurbished or updated since the 1980s.

     

    Part of a building that was the London home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) – one half of the Victorian theatrical partnership Gilbert and Sullivan – from 1907 until his death, 90 Eaton Square now spans four buildings and is some 117-foot wide. Its penthouse sits on the fourth floor and extends to some 5,570 square foot.

     

    Featuring 3 reception rooms, a study, 5 bedroom suites, a wine cellar, a terrace and 2 balconies, the vast property is described as having “unusually large picture windows at the front to take advantage of the superior southerly aspect, and a low front parapet wall, allowing superb views of the expansive Eaton Square communal gardens.” Images shown in a sales brochure for it show not only some rather serious works of modern art, but also 1980s ‘Sloane Ranger essentials’ including shagpile rugs, marble bathrooms and chrome-steel cantilever dining chairs.

     

    Previously offered for £30 million ($39.9 million, €33.8 million or درهم146.6 million) by agents Savills, the penthouse at 90 Eaton Square is now currently being marketed by Strutt & Parker. It comes with a surprisingly long lease that expires in 2256.

     

    A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarpA Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp A Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarpA Sloane Home – Fourth floor penthouse, 90 Eaton Square, Belgravia, London, SW1W 9AG – For sale through Strutt & Parker for £27.5 million ($36.6 million, €31 million or درهم134.5 million) – Part of building that home of Sir William Gilbert (1836 – 1911) from 1907 until 1911 and presented as a 1980s timewarp

  • A Base in Bayswater

    A Base in Bayswater

    Two bedroom flat in Bayswater for sale for £12 million; it does come with two parking spaces and décor that harks back to the era of Laura Ashley

     

    A leasehold flat in Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 has gone on sale for the staggering sum of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million) in spite of having just two bedrooms.

     

    Admittedly, however, the first floor property offered by agents Aylesford is anything but ordinary. It extends to some 3,502 square foot across two period buildings and includes three vast reception rooms with ceiling heights of in excess of 13-feet.

     

    Part of a building used as an auxiliary hospital for officers between 1916 and 1919, the flat also has two balconies, two off-street parking spaces and enjoys views across Hyde Park.

     

    A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million). A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million). A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).

    A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).

    A Base in Bayswater – First floor apartment at 19 Hyde Park Gardens, London, W2 2LY – For sale through Aylesford for of £12 million ($15.9 million, €13.5 million or درهم58.6 million).

  • Commie Ferraris

    Commie Ferraris

    Protestors descend on H.R. Owen Ferrari dealership in South Kensington screaming: “Kill the Rich!”

     

    On Saturday afternoon a bunch of protestors held a protest outside the Brompton Road Ferrari dealership H.R. Owen.

     

    Seemingly something to do with rights for cleaners, the assembled ragbag waved Communist flags and shouted: “Kill the rich!” and “Fight back!” Aside from banners about dirt, the mop wielding mob displayed a banner declaring: “Class war: We must devastate the avenues where the wealthy live” and proceeded to block the street for over half an hour.

     

    As security guards and officers of the law descended, a near neighbour of the showroom told The Steeple Times: “The police couldn’t do anything as they told me there were not enough of them to stop these despicable people blocking the road. It’s awful and I am afraid that they’ll smash the windows and trash the beautiful cars.”

     

    Elsewhere, on social media, organisers of the gathering shared posts that declared: “Sack us and we’ll shut you down!” and urged participants to: “Bring your noise and anger.”

     Commie Ferraris – Ragbag of Communist protestors descend on H. R. Owen Ferrari dealership in South Kensington screaming: “Kill the Rich!”Commie Ferraris – Ragbag of Communist protestors descend on H. R. Owen Ferrari dealership in South Kensington screaming: “Kill the Rich!”

  • Benjamin Lipari

    Benjamin Lipari

    East London based Benjamin Lipari was born in Italy, grew up in Australia and is described as a “digital comms guru.” Aside from working in marketing for a bank, he has 16,500 followers on Instagram, loves jazz and cocktails and blogs about menswear and travel.

     

    Benjamin Lipari – East London based menswear and travel blogger Benjamin Lipari was born in Italy, grew up in Australia and is described as a “digital comms guru.” He has 16,500 followers on Instagram.