● A LIFETIME AGO, ON EVERY FOURTH I would make my way to the Waldorf Hotel on Aldwych. Upon entering, sidestepping the elegance of its Palm Court where once Edwardian society was scandalised by the first British performance of a tango and where later Al Bowlly crooned his sweethearts goodnight, I would descend a narrow staircase to the Waldorf’s barbershop where Keith would be waiting.
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Jan 25, 2024
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