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I believe a plaque for Markova is in the system. But it seems to be quite a lengthy process. Funding is one problem - English Heritage lost much of its Government funding for the plaques a few years ago and permission for the installation of a plaque is not always forthcoming from the owners of the building.

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Today, as I walked past 118 Long Acre, I noticed the fixing of a blue plaque to the wall.

 

Thanks for posting this, RobR - I walked down Long Acre after work today and was delighted to see the plaque.

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Darcey was coached by Fonteyn for Swan Lake at the beginning of her career.  

 

Monica Mason unveiled the plaque for Ninette de Valois.  Perhaps, as in all things (rightly) at RB these days, they wanted to project a new image.

 

Strange that both ceremonies took place on the same day.

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Bussell holds the RAD presidency that Fonteyn held - and apparently worked diligently on - so there's an institutional logic there.

 

Pictures of Bussell are also more likely to get into papers as well, so there's a PR logic too.

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