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Don't Mention Sir Galahad
It was a crowded red-eye flight from the West Coast to the East, and there had been a dispute about my seat, meaning that I would be required to wait…
Sep 30
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Gabrielle Donnelly
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The Duvet Day
Early in Mr.
Sep 23
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Gabrielle Donnelly
17
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The Extraordinary Dinner Party
“I went to the most extraordinary dinner party at the weekend,” said my friend Felicity from Little Twittering-In-The-Marsh.
Sep 16
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Gabrielle Donnelly
11
2
The Concierge and the Brachiosaurus
The Concierge and the Brachiosaurus
Sep 9
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Gabrielle Donnelly
7
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The Fire Fighter
You learn a lot of useful stuff in the English Brownies.
Sep 2
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Gabrielle Donnelly
16
8
August 2025
How To Meet A Celebrity
I had reached a knotty point in the article I was writing, and needed some open air and a change of scene to refresh my brain.
Aug 26
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Gabrielle Donnelly
14
2
The Decorators
My English godson Harry looked up at the stain on the ceiling left by the flood in the upstairs bathroom.
Aug 19
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Gabrielle Donnelly
6
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The Language of Clothes
It was a hot summer in the hippie-dippie peace and love days of the early 1970s, and my schoolfriend Catherine and I had scraped together £35 each to…
Aug 12
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Gabrielle Donnelly
10
2
Making A Scene
The line in the London bookshop was several customers deep and I was the last one in it: I had been silently congratulating myself on my Brit-like…
Aug 5
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Gabrielle Donnelly
13
10
July 2025
The Russian Aristocrat
My posh English friend was visiting town with her even posher new boyfriend, and when I invited them for lunch, I prepared myself to be on my very best…
Jul 29
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Gabrielle Donnelly
8
The Meaning of Mint
My English godson Ben the Unspeakable was in town, and we met for a drink in a venerable bar in the heart of Hollywood, where I ordered a gin and tonic…
Jul 22
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Gabrielle Donnelly
7
Sisters
Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, Queen Elizabeth II, Jacqueline Onassis, Emma Thompson, and my friend Alison.
Jul 15
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Gabrielle Donnelly
13
8
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