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    Why all the fuss?

    Jul 28, 2021 3 minutes

    What do Robespierre, the late Duke of Westminster and I have in common? Probably not much, other than that none of us ever liked fancy food.

    Robespierre sent hundreds of French aristocrats to the guillotine while reportedly living on a bowl of gruel a day. The Duke of Westminster, despite his billions, never wanted much more than an omelette in the evening. And me? I was a war baby, and a war baby’s tastes were and are mine. Plain is best.

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