The Queen and every American ambassador to Britain have dined at Rankin’s Bruton Place restaurant, Bellamy’s, since it opened in 2004 and of it A.A. Gill commented: “You could eat here once a week for the rest of your life”. More recently, this suave gentleman host has established Gavin Rankin Fine Art and deals in fine vintage posters. He learnt his art from none other than Mark Birley.
The Roll Call - CHARACTERS
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Luke Durbin
2
Steve Cotten (AKA ‘Britain’s Grumpiest Landlord’)
3
Mrs Filthy Piece of Toerag
4
Angela Millington (1981 – 2014)
5
The Cheery Street Sweeper
6
Katherine Knight
7
Brenda from Bristol
8
The Cross Word Couple (AKA ‘The Crossword Couple’)
9
The Pret Prayer
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The Pret Sleeper
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Prince John Zylinski
12
The Pret Spitter
13
Marina Gibson
14
Margaret Wooliscroft
15
Angelo Vizcaino
16
Mr Penny Farthing
17
Adolfo Orsi, Jr.
18
Helen Brach (AKA “The Candy Lady”, 1911 – 1977, body never found)
19
Mikel Ruffinelli
20
Ziyanda Palesa Tutu
21
Kensington Claus
22
The Knightsbridge rose seller
23
Sam Malin and Irène Major (AKA “Lord and Lady Hailes”)
24
Paul and Selena Bailey
25
John Bly
26
Joyce Cohen (formerly Joyce McDillon, née Joyce Lemay)
27
Malavath Poorna
28
Linda Sandler
29
Pablo Salcedo
30
Pedro López (AKA “The Monster of the Andes”)
31
June and Leon Bernicoff
32
Leah Chase (AKA “The Queen of Creole Cuisine”)
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Dominic and Stephanie Parker (AKA “The Posh Couple”)
34
Sarah Meakin
35
Julia Bradbury
36
Raine Spencer; Raine, Countess Spencer (AKA “Acid Raine”)
37
Hannah Campbell (AKA “The Bionic Woman”)
38
Candida Lycett Green (1942 – 2014; nicknamed “Wibz”)
39
The musical tramp
40
Doris Thompson MBE OBE (1903 – 2004) and Geoffrey Thompson (1936 – 2004)
41
Charity Charity
42
Kimi Räikkönen
43
Elisabetta and Francesca Grillo
44
Kester Thomas (1975 – 2013)
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Gavin Rankin
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Marina Oswald Porter (born Marina Nikolayevna Prusakova, Russian: Марина Николаевна Прусакова)
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Elena Salvoni (1920 – 2016)
48
Sultan Kösen
49
Boaty Boatwright (also known as Boaty Boatwright Baker)
50
Cedric Robinson MBE
51
Oliver Newton
52
Don who's Donna at night
53
Captain Pugwash (AKA ‘Captain’ Michael M. Maricic)
54
Peter Grace OBE (1938 – 2013)
55
Jim Bowen (born Peter Williams)
56
Derek Bell MBE
57
Pamela Jennings (better known as “Soho Pam”, 1964 - 2013)
58
£50 grifter
59
Parrot Man
60
Jocelyn Wildenstein (née Périsset and also known as “Jocelynnys Dayannnys da Silva Bezerra”)
61
John Gaze (1947 - 2011)
62
Charlie Richardson (1934 – 2012)
63
Count Robin de la Lanne-Mirrlees (1925 – 2012)
64
Christian Gerhartsreiter (main alias Clark Rockefeller)
65
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia LVO (Fiona Shackleton)
66
Sir Peter O'Sullevan CBE (1918 – 2015)
67
Nancy Wake AC GM (1912 – 2011)
68
Claus Von Bülow
69
Alexander Fiske-Harrison
70
Lord Lucan (also known as Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan)
A man of style, class, taste and elegance. You were quite right to include this London legend, Matthew. More like this please.