I expressed my pleasure that the Royal Collection had bought Annigoni’s study of her head for the 1970 portrait. Derek Jacobi read a poem at the funeral of Billy Talon, the Page of the Back Stair, which Roy Strong attendedAs funerals go, it was a good one. With care, the new Duchess of Cambridge might avoid becoming that fatal role for a royal, a fashion icon. EXTRACTED from Types And Shadows: Diaries Of Sir Roy Strong 2004-2015, published by Orion, £25. © 2020 Sir Roy Strong.

Source: Daily Mail November 22, 2020 23:50 UTC