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Add a little style to your event Marquees of Woburn are a multi award winning, family run marquee hire and event management company, specialising in beautifully unique marquees, and a host of design and decor options, aiming to provide you with excellence in bespoke events and service. We cover the Home Counties and beyond! With a wealth of experience in developing and managing outdoor events, we can recommend a few very select stylists, florists & entertainers that are so essential for every memorable occasion. So, if you are planning a wedding or special occasion then book a free consultation with us, to find out how we can get you stylishly covered! T: 07761 201510 E: Nina@marqueesofwoburn.co.uk W: www.marqueesofwoburn.co.uk Main photo by Denise of Angels With Dirty Faces Photography
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THE LADY established 1885 • No 6,454 ContentsOCTOBER Features 12 Fine and Dandy Flamboyant designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is getting more theatrical 26 Rutshire Romps Jilly Cooper tells us about the TV version of her novel Rivals . . . 28 Lisa McGrillis ...and one of its stars reveals what it was like to be par t of the fun 32 Reclaiming Pamela The remarkable but scandalous life of Pamela Churchill Harriman 36 The Dark Lake A new mystery story by Kate Glanville 40 Glorious Garden How Joyce Robinson and John Brookes created Denmans in Sussex 46 Cooking Couple Delicious recipes by TV chef John Torode and his wife Lisa Faulkner 52 Pack Your Presents Take a break from the chaos of Christmas at home or abroad 57 Competition Win a luxur y s t ay in the New Forest 62 Flexible over Fifty How to avoid common aches and pains 69 Retire in Style The latest trends in buying property for later life 75 Covering the Costs A little-known source of social care funding Regulars 6 The Lady Loves... Shades of autumn 8 Her Indoors Mary Killen 10 Letters 18 The Lady Remembers The first escalators on the London Underground 20 Modern Manners Thomas Blaikie 21 The Debate Do you use a personal shopping trolley? 24 Liz Hodgkinson Some advice for my 50-year-old self 44 Gardener’s Diary Ciar Byrne 50 Ivo Uncorked Fun-free beers 58 Fashion Winter coats 60 The Stylist Armand Beasley 66 Case Notes Dr Sue Hyde 79 Weight of the World Ivo Dawnay 100 Horoscopes Victor Olliver 114 First Impressions Petroc Trelawny Reviews 76 Bookshelf The best new novels and non-fiction 80 Art Roderick Conway Morris celebrates Correggio 85 TV Emily Ross 86 Films Larushka Ivan-Zadeh 87 Radio Louis Barfe s Puzzles 101 Word Fill and Codebreaker 102 The Ladygram Challenge Win Made by Coopers vanilla rose bath salts 104 Archive Ladygrams 106 Cryptic Crosswords, Wordsearch, Sudoku 108 Big Crosswords 110 Spot the Difference 111 Bridge 112 Solutions Classifieds 88 Holiday lets, positions vacant and much more 28 46 52 30 30 6 XX 12 XX 58 Subscriptions 61 Subscribe and receive a William Morris At Home holiday sur v i val k i t 62 OCTOBER 2024 THE LADY 3

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Add a little style to your event Marquees of Woburn are a multi award winning, family run marquee hire and event management company, specialising in beautifully unique marquees, and a host of design and decor options, aiming to provide you with excellence in bespoke events and service. We cover the Home Counties and beyond!

With a wealth of experience in developing and managing outdoor events, we can recommend a few very select stylists, florists & entertainers that are so essential for every memorable occasion. So, if you are planning a wedding or special occasion then book a free consultation with us, to find out how we can get you stylishly covered!

T: 07761 201510 E: Nina@marqueesofwoburn.co.uk W: www.marqueesofwoburn.co.uk

Main photo by Denise of Angels With Dirty Faces Photography

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