Rob McGibbon interviews Felicity Kendal at Cadogan Hall Chelsea, in 2012. Photo © Hattie Miles/RobMcGibbon
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Sir Simon Jenkins: ‘The sadness about Chelsea now is depopulation. It’s a place that is half empty most of the time’
Sir Simon Jenkins, 82, is an author, journalist and broadcaster, whose stellar career has spanned more than 60 years. He was Editor of the Evening Standard from 1976-78. After seven years as political editor of the Economist, he was Editor of The Times from 1990-92. He is a columnist for the Guardian and has written numerous bestselling history books, including A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe and Britain’s 100 Best...
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