February 10, 2012

The Falklands (or the Malvinas Islands) is the world’s most hotly-disputed off-grid territory. Now, just as the UN Secretary-General exhorts Britain and Argentina to step down from the sabre rattling, a new player has appeared, in the form of Trade Union activist and bon viveur, Alicia Castro. The 62-year-old former Stewardess on Aerolineas Argentinas has been moved from the post of Ambassador in Caracas, where she became extraordinarily close to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (pictured to left of Castro), to take up her new role as Ambassador at the Court of St James.

Embassy staff are agog,…