The women are all beautiful. None more so than Kate Reardon, the editor.
She had my attention from the beginning. :cool:
Very beautiful classy lady. Well spoken without the usual silly snooty 'ok yah' accent. And didn't get married until 44 either how did she manage to stay single that long? She's 46 now.
I don't know any super posh people, except one of the Money-Coutts (not the one in the programme) and they are lovely people. Very genuine.
I enjoyed the first episode. Whether or not it portrays the upper class of how they really are, I found it entertaining. I like learning about countryside sports though (hunting, shooting, etc), and thought the sidesaddle racing was really interesting.
If one is old enough - or interested in post 50s cold war politics - last night's episode made fascinating viewing. In brief, haute society in the UK is being strongly influenced - if not actually taken over - by super-rich Russians.
As I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was very aware of the cold war, the iron curtain and communist Russia and the deprivations endured by the normal citizen. To see that today, Tatler has a Russian / Russian language edition that is doing very well thank you, and that Russian wealth is buying up swathes of the ancient houses and land of England and Scotland and that the equivalent of an incredibly opulent debutantes' ball takes place in the gilded palaces of Russia with each debutante being escorted into the ball by Bolshoi Ballet dancers in impeccable evening dress... well, I just sat and laughed. Of course the debutantes can't be presented at court... because there is no court as the Russian 'royal' family, um... died out... but I've no doubt that if a true and undisputed Romanov descendent were discovered, they'd be welcomed back and fêted.
There were clips of the children of the Russian super-rich having a cramming session to get their English up to speed so that they will qualify for a place in one of the UK's best public schools - watching hopeful parents poring over the annual Tatler guide to the UK's best public schools was an eye-opener. The thinking is that these children will make connections (and marriages) that will support them throughout their lives...
So yes, I can see that superficially, the Tatler series might be perceived as boring but the trends it highlighted were thought-provoking and far more than just a look inside a magazine for rich people.
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I think painting graffiti all over the wall of your castle is pretty chavvy
Very beautiful classy lady. Well spoken without the usual silly snooty 'ok yah' accent. And didn't get married until 44 either
Errmm.....programme wasn't bad!
I enjoyed the first episode. Whether or not it portrays the upper class of how they really are, I found it entertaining. I like learning about countryside sports though (hunting, shooting, etc), and thought the sidesaddle racing was really interesting.
I look forward to future episodes.
Agreed. Watched it on iplayer.. big let down.
As I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, I was very aware of the cold war, the iron curtain and communist Russia and the deprivations endured by the normal citizen. To see that today, Tatler has a Russian / Russian language edition that is doing very well thank you, and that Russian wealth is buying up swathes of the ancient houses and land of England and Scotland and that the equivalent of an incredibly opulent debutantes' ball takes place in the gilded palaces of Russia with each debutante being escorted into the ball by Bolshoi Ballet dancers in impeccable evening dress... well, I just sat and laughed. Of course the debutantes can't be presented at court... because there is no court as the Russian 'royal' family, um... died out... but I've no doubt that if a true and undisputed Romanov descendent were discovered, they'd be welcomed back and fêted.
The changes in Russian wealth and aspirations over the past 25 years would have been unimaginable in the 80s.
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/may/09/rich-russians-buying-london-property-real-estate
There were clips of the children of the Russian super-rich having a cramming session to get their English up to speed so that they will qualify for a place in one of the UK's best public schools - watching hopeful parents poring over the annual Tatler guide to the UK's best public schools was an eye-opener. The thinking is that these children will make connections (and marriages) that will support them throughout their lives...
So yes, I can see that superficially, the Tatler series might be perceived as boring but the trends it highlighted were thought-provoking and far more than just a look inside a magazine for rich people.
The schedules are crawling with stereotypes of benefits Britain, etc - that's just as class-ist, just the other end of it.