A celebration of the Sloane Ranger
“This was an era when talking like a horse that’s recently had root-canal work wasn’t embarrassing”
Forty years ago, back in January 1982, Mark Thatcher disappeared in the Sahara, Bucks Fizz was topping the charts and a portly chap called Jocky Wilson won the world darts championships. It was also the year, as. This was the era of Lady Di, the quintessential Sloane, when “being posh and talking like a horse that’s recently had root-canal work wasn’t embarrassing”.
