Emily Grant

Think Adrian Harrington Rare Books or Country House Library. Vintage books with a lot of wear and tear tell me they’ve been loved. I’m currently collecting vintage editions of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Artemisia Gentileschi and Velasquez being particular favourites. The ‘Artemisia’ exhibition at the National Gallery was phenomenal as was the Velazques room at the Prado in Madrid, Spain.

Madama Butterfly, Eugine Onegin and Rachmaninoff’s Piano concerto No. 2.

The Alexander McQueen ‘Savage Beauty’ and Dior ‘Designer of Dreams’ exhibitions are some of the best exhibitions I have ever seen.

My home away from home and some of the best street food in the world. Where I learnt to play Mah Jongg, explored my roots and discovered the joys of Cantonese Opera (it’s an acquired taste).

Do not ask me how many times I’ve seen ‘As You Like it’. I go every year, the atmosphere, the acting, the constant reinterpretation of Shakespeare's most famous works is always, always exciting and a joy to behold.