Tea for rather more than two

MRS Delany's Tea Party sounds as genteel as it actually was

MRS Delany's Tea Party sounds as genteel as it actually was. Jane Falloon of the Friends of St Patrick's Hospital had the very summery idea of getting together with the Friends of the National Gallery to host a delightful tea party in the gallery's new atrium followed by a viewing of the Delany exhibition.

Sybil Connolly took time out from her busy schedule to open the show she is, of course, one of Tiffany's three main designers, the others are Elsa Perretti and Paloma Picasso.

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