This big-haired New York and Newport based socialite and aviation enthusiast co-founded Helicopter Flight Services in 1985. Topsy Taylor has been described as having “one of the last mid-Atlantic accents” and was married to the financier George McFadden (1941 – 2008) between 1969 and 1991. An early supporter of the City Harvest charity and the owner of Gooseberry Island, Newport, Taylor once commented: “I’m accepting of change… if I like the change”.
The Roll Call - WILDCARDS
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Evelyn McHale (1923 – 1947)
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‘Mr Black Lives Matter’
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Gabriel and Sarah A. Chrisman
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Eileen Gray (1878 – 1976, née Eileen Smith)
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Robert Adam
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Lady Ridsdale DBE (1921 – 2009, née Victoire Bennett)
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Bob Marshall-Andrews QC
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Charlot Malin (1969 – 2017)
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Baba Vanga (баба Ванга, AKA ‘Nostradamus from the Balkans’, 1911 – 1996)
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Mr Make a Big Issue
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Mary Millington (marital name Mary Maxted, born Mary Quilter, 1945 – 1979)
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Sir Ken Adam OBE (born Klaus Adam, 1921 – 2016)
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Will and Calum Thompson (AKA “The Eat Wild Boys”)
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Arthur Woodham
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Hannah Wick
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Daniel Lismore
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John Patrick Hannan
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Max Whitlock (nicknamed “Maxi”)
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Kelly Killoren Bensimon
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Lee Miller (Lady Penrose, born Elizabeth Miller, 1907 – 1977)
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Ted Richards
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Victoria Pendleton CBE (married name Victoria Gardner)
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Christopher Mason
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Bonnie Lee Bakley (1956 – 2001)
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Gino D’Acampo
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Gillian Clarke (1941 – 2015)
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Francesco Macera
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Nicholas Loeb
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Reverend Robert Parker
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Gillian Duffy
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David Hallberg
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Ruthann Aron (AKA “Ruth Aron”, née Ruthann Greenzweig)
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Lady Alice, Lady Eliza and Lady Violet Manners (AKA “The No Manners Girls”)
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Topsy Taylor (born Lesley Taylor)
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Peter Dinklage
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Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olson
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Nina Campbell
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Crispin Baynes
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Bill Martin MBE (born William Wylie MacPherson)
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Henry Blofeld OBE (AKA “Blowers”, “Tycoon” and “Typhoon”)
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Emma Sayle
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Nancy Cunard (1896 – 1965)
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Elliot Bssila
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Joudie Kalla
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Ross O’Connell Jennings
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Alexa Jago
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Claire Zambuni
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Amanda Eliasch (née Amanda Brown)
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Charlie Anson
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Count Louis-Marie de Castelbajac
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Jeremy Lloyd OBE (1930 – 2014)
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Sandra Howard, Lady Howard (née Sandra Paul)
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Anne Naysmith (1937 - 2015, AKA “The Rag Lady of Chiswick”)
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Claudine Longet
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The Fantasy Cyclist
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Sarah, Duchess of York (AKA “Fergie”, née Sarah Ferguson)
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Fredrik Eklund
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Sir Gerald Nabarro (AKA “Old Whiskers” and “The Abominable Showman”, 1913 – 1973)
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Lord Bell (Tim Bell, Baron Bell of Belgravia)
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Teresa Gorman
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Julia Child (1912 – 2004)
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Keith Floyd (1943 – 2009)
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Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1880 – 1963)
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Dan Bilzerian (AKA "Blitz")
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Cognac Wellerlane
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Thai Dang Cao (1953 – 2014)
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Craig Brazier
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Alejandro Flores
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Doris Thompson
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Gloria Minghella MBE (AKA “the Queen Mum of the Isle of Wight”, 1930 – 2014)
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Clarissa Dickson Wright (1947 – 2014)
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Wayne Bryson
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Mary The Elephant (AKA ‘Murderous Mary’)
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Fred Dibnah MBE (1938 – 2004)
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Emeritus Professor Jane Somerville
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Russell Brand
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Cindy Crawford
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Lady Camilla Bloch (born Lady Camilla Bingham)
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Terry Deary
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Dame Norma Major DBE
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Jeannette Etheredge
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Michael “Chalky” White
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Nubar Gulbenkian (Armenian: Նուբար Սարգիս Գյուլբենկյան, 1896 – 1972)
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Huguette Clark (1906 – 2011)
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Viola Herms Drath (1920 – 2011)
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Ian Towning
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Ryan Lochte (nicknames 'Reezy' and 'The Lochtenator')
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Jerry Hall
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Austin 7 man
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Martin the Poet
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The Waitrose Clepto
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Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926 – 2014)
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Tim Tebow
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The Most Hon the Marquess of Bath
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Judy Joo
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Toby Flood
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Justin Timberlake
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Jeremy Blake and Theresa Duncan (1971 – 2007 and 1966 – 2007)
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Norman Balon
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Bubble (2012 – 2013)
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Dr. Vanessa Neumann
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Martin Miller (1946 - 2013)
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Lady Docker (Norah Docker, née Norah Turner and also Norah Callingham and Lady Collins, 1905 – 1983)
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Beverly Cohen
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Patricia Kluge (née Rose)
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Charmian Brent (better known as Charmian Biggs)
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David Nalbandian
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April Ashley MBE (born Toni Jamieson)
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Scott Disick
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Andrew Embiricos (1985 – 2011)
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Shireen Ritchie, The Rt. Hon. The Baroness Ritchie (1945 - 2012)
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Eugene Carokis
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Anouska Hempel (Lady Weinberg)
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Joseph "Joey" Barton
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Neil & Christine Hamilton
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Iris Apfel
I love it when The Steeple Times find people who’ve changed or use names that are exotic or just plain silly… Topsy Taylor, Boaty Boatwright, Peter (Cary) Peterson, Muffie Potter Aston, Cognac Wellerlane, Margo Manhattan, Judy Joo……. You couldn’t make them up!!!!!!!!!
I like ladies who fly helicopters.