Sasha Swire caused explosive reactions among David Cameron’s usually restrained set last year when she released her gloriously indiscreet memoirs, Diary Of An MP’s Wife.
The book contains intimate details regarding her marriage to Sir Hugo Swire (an Old Etonian minister) and her friendships with him.
The upcoming wedding of Lord (Greg) Barker to their ex-energy minister has reignited hostilities.
He’s due to join the exclusive and bohemian group of men who have been married to members of both sexes. After separating from his wife Celeste Harrison (brewery heiress), in 2006 Lord Barker is engaged to George Prassas (37)
The couple invited Sir Hugo to their wedding — but not his wife Sasha.
Sasha Swire caused explosive reactions among David Cameron’s usually restrained set last year when she released her gloriously indiscreet memoirs, Diary Of An MP’s Wife
David Cameron with Samantha, their wife stopped by a beach for a drink on their Spanish Island vacation on April 13, 2014.
‘Hugo was furious,’ a mutual pal tells me. ‘He said to them: “I’m not going to go without Sasha”, but they refused to change their minds. It’s caused huge ructions. Some friends are on the side of Greg and George; others think they should forgive Sasha.’
Barker is said to have been left deeply shocked by Sasha’s book and saddened that she wrote about private times they spent together as friends. Not only did she mock the camp and extravagant Barker for his attempts to get in with the huntin’, fishin’ and shootin’ set, writing that he was ‘swathed in the very latest and finest tweeds’ for a shoot in Norfolk but ‘was seen waving his gun at everything that moved and firing furiously at the slightest movement, but all to no avail’.
Sasha (58), also criticised him for being close to Oleg Deripaska, the Russian oligarch. She points out how Barker defended Deripaska from U.S. sanctions after being hired by the Russian’s firm, EN+, noting: ‘As a British peer, he added respectability to the conglomerate.’
Asking about the gossip, Barker and Swires kept their mouths shut. Barker refuses to comment on the details of his guest list, but tells me: ‘The wedding has been postponed due to the pandemic.’
Cameron could give them each a ring, and ask them to quit squabbling.
What? Is Nigella, a TV chef, losing her appetite for food?
Nigella Lawson is struggling with what she describes as the ‘hardship’ of her own shrinking appetite for food
The weight of many bountiful dishes and numerous shows in at-home cooking has made her dining table creak over the years.
Yet, in reality, Nigella Lawson is struggling with what she describes as the ‘hardship’ of her own shrinking appetite for food.
Nigella, 61 years old, told a crowd of admirers gathered at her one-woman show in Bath to promote her book that she cannot put aside half the amount she did.
When asked by an audience member what her ‘Death Row meal’ would be, she looked a little crestfallen as she replied: ‘I have to be a bit fanciful or hopeful with this one because I actually can’t eat as much at night as I used to. It’s a hardship, but there it is.’
She further qualified what she clearly felt was a challenging new annoyance, saying: ‘I am going to pretend I could have one meal that is as much as I could eat half a lifetime ago.’
Helena is able to afford a tiara for the bath!
Helena Bonham Carter who played Princess Margaret is The Crown has evidently received royal remuneration
Helena Bonham Carter played the role of Princess Margaret in The Crown and clearly has received a regal salary.
I can disclose the wealth of the actress, 55, rocketed by £1million during the pandemic, thanks to a series of investments.
Newly released accounts for the business she uses to channel her income, Orlando Ltd, increased from £9.3million to £10.3m in the 12 months to the end of March.
Bonham Carter is out on a date with Rye Dag Hoe, an art historian, and is the company’s owner. Edward is her brother who manages the fund. Edward is also a director.