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Article: Britain's first celebrity; Count d'Orsay was an icon in the 19th century, adored by both men and women. Yet a new book reveals that he ran up huge gambling debts and had a reputation for a shocking sex life.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 27, 2003
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Byline: NICK FOULKES
Celebrity icons reflect the mood of an era. Today, we have David Beckham, a gifted and highly paid footballer who has transcended the boundaries of the sports arena to become the nation's role model: a fashion icon who is both a devoted husband and father, a sex symbol and a gay pinup.
The Eighties and early Nineties were defined by the late Princess of Wales. We loved her for her democratic appeal - she was a fashion leader, an inspiration to oppressed women, a tireless charity worker and seemed to be the perfect mother. The national outpouring of grief at her death was, in itself, an example of our emotionally demonstrative age. ...