It is comforting to know that, in these troubled times, there are still some people managing to keep their heads above water. fortunates, the aristocracy, were the subject of Barry Norman's 'London Season' on BBC1 on Tuesday of last week.
While the rest of us have been ravaged bv the soars of nicely mend prices vices, the upper classes have come out of it al. not only unscathed, but in finer tettle than ever.
London society, we are told, has seen better business and has more money in the last few months than lor many a good year.
As Barry Norman was told: The Socialist Government had made them feel about spending their money but now, more and more are These crawling out of the wood work with their wallets.
They are splashing out as much as £500 on an evening dress they may well Weal Olly Once did over £1,000 on the 'best' champagne. Only the best 'completely palatable'.
The programme showed the up-to-date version of the ritual of launching upper crust young women onto the marriage market.
Season To make sure that the blue blood remains pure JOI future generations, they can only go to the mating-hops 'if the'editor. fodd. of Tatler thinks their pedigree is OK.
Inclusion on the approved list is the passport the whole gamut of balls, lunches, and charity functions that make up the London season. some gate crashers do get in though. Clarity especially rogant young had done just that was inLevitwe programme. But it turned out can i deal coll tions on the inside.
Charity functions are a quite recent innovation on the London scene. These are used to make us believe that the rich are not the parasites we've always thought them to be.
But Lord Romsey, a That (Men me the get mate Prince that when he "The guests come for the free free champagne,
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