One of the most attractive features of London is the way in which various communities have recreated their particular homeland in a few streets. South Kensington is home to some of London’s large French population. As well as many French restaurants (including Bibendum) there is also Cine Luminare (opened by Catherine Deneuve) which shows only French-language films, plus numerous boulangeries, charcuteries and patisseries. This is the shop window of rising Moroccan-French clothes designer Joseph. The window is filled with such glittery clutter that the stark lines of the dark clothes are an arresting contrast.

This network of streets was also famous for being the haunt of the late Princess of Wales and, for all her English pedigree, there were (if you can believe the press) apparently many French aspects to her character (hysterical tantrums, romantic infidelities, bitter self-defeating feuds).