Indian teenager becomes youngest undisputed world chess champion
Indian teen prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju prevailed in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.
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Fatman Scoop, brace-on-brace action and an ocean of rara skirts: like Lord Cameron, I attended The Feathers Ball â and this is exactly what happened
Seventy years ago, The Feathers Ball was born: a rite of passage for up-and-coming prime ministers, soon-to-be Queenâ??s sons and all of high society lucky enough to source a ticket. Features editor Annabel Sampson recalls a wide-eyed, clammy night featuring ambulances, WKDs and plenty of â??snoggingâ?? at the Hammersmith Palais two decades agoâ?¦
LADY KATHRYN BRUDENELL-BRUCE and CHARLES TAYLOR at the Feathers Ball, Hammersmith Palais, December 1981Dafydd Jones @dafyddjonesphotographer
Feeling suitably revved-up: we travelled – for miles – across London to the Hammersmith Palais. Outside it was freezing, inside it absolutely groaned with jubilant 14-year-olds waiting to hand their faux-fur Topshop coats into the cloak room… seemingly thousands of them. This was quite a step up from the bollywood-themed Red Hot at the Novotel in...
