Baroness Philippine de Rothschild dies
Saturday, 23 August 2014

What a shock to learn that Baroness Philippine de Rothschild died aged 80 last night. She always seemed so vital, such a life force. As owner of Chx Mouton Rothschild, Clerc Milon and d'Armailhac and the extensive wine business built around the cheekily successful brand Mouton Cadet, she was someone I met frequently over the decades.
She was first and foremost an actress and my role model as far as performance was concerned. I interviewed her for television several times and was always struck by the contrast between her off- and on-camera demeanour. I was once in the office at...
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