Remembering Evelyn de Rothschild, chairman of The Economist for 17 years
The banker, philanthropist and bon viveur died on November 7th, aged 91. A former editor remembers him
It was an 11-minute walk down Ebury Street from Santini’s restaurant in Belgravia to William Curley’s chocolate shop, then in Pimlico. At Santini’s, Evelyn de Rothschild plus guest would be greeted as heroes: because all staff knew you would eat heroically. But at Curley’s you were greeted as owners—because Evelyn was the backer and prime owner of the business. Along with flat racing, chocolate was his passion.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Upholder of legacies”
Britain November 12th 2022
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