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A Rolex, after London 2012.
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I love clothes and accoutrements, so it would be either a suit or a watch. I love Mark Powell in Soho, and Paul Smith.
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A guitar – a 1959 Gibson 335.
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When I first started at The Connaught, I bought a pair of antique diamond earrings at Fred Leighton in New York.
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When I was 24 or 25, I bought a Warhol canvas. It was a lot of money to throw down on a little painting, but I’ve always loved art.
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