This “heiress to a global brand” became the executive vice-president of Louis Vuitton in 2013. Delphine Arnault is the eldest child of the billionaire luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault and is described as “blonde and delicate looking”. This divorced mother of one is a graduate of the EDHEC Busines Schoool in Lille and the London School of Economics and began her career as a consultant at McKinsey. She is said to be “notoriously discreet” and operates by the motto: “Live hidden, and live happy”.
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Great motto…. Don’t supply Harvey Weinstein with anymore of your brand handbags. He looks hideous….
I am gratified to read this profile as I have encountered a ‘ couple ‘ the one is dodgy in my opinion, and she claims that her girlfriend is an Arnault, but it just doesn’t ring true to my way of thinking. ..you know when one is manoeuvred and embarrassed by every othet word…every put down of restaurant and bar staff. …too many mentions of money. ..trust..family… yachts..the endless feeling of wishing to count the silver, and alway expecting the entire bill to fall in one’s corner when some story abut absence of credit card thuds on the table cloth..yes silver service naturally
Silverware. ..
Stick to writing about people like this Steeples. Much nicer that you stick with toffee nosed sorts than publishing the views of the nasty trolls who attack Gerry and Kate McCann.
Gillian Trott, The McCann’s breached their duty of care, it is gross negligence to leave minor children unattended in public place in a foreign country. My heart goes out for the child and I too pray for her.