Quotes by Robin Birley

“Rupert lived in Togo, West Africa,”

“Otis is amazing, ... I admire him. He has an amazing way with animals.”

“My father has never really had time for children, ... My mother encouraged us to be pretty naughty. We used to go to Dads clubs all the time when we were little but, to be honest, he was busy. Our mother was much more sociable then, but not so much now.”

“London has changed since Pup started Annabels, ... It was all terribly English, but now London is multicultural and we have tried to reflect that. Every six weeks we have a concert. We tend to have African musicians and thats brought in a more European crowd. We dont actually want it to become a celebrity haunt, though. There were all these stories that Jude and Sienna used to come here, but I dont think they ever have.”

“We are appalled, ... James Sherwood has made a good living out of Harrys Bar, but now our hands are tied and its a very difficult situation to be in. As a major shareholder, Sherwood could put restrictions on us. He could set us management targets and suchlike until the very essence of Harrys Bar is ripped apart.”

“Its dreadful for the staff as well, ... I am furious about everything. Incandescent. We dont want to do Sherwood out of any money, but we wouldnt sell Harrys Bar for any amount. We want him to carry on as it has always been, but now he wont even return our calls. Im trying to be political about it.”