The news that the strange and controversial Philip Treacy creation sported by Princess Beatrice at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been sold on eBay for almost gbp 80,000 is both generally shocking (although very nice for UNICEF, who gets the money) and also shockingly educational.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.