Ms. Lisle-Mainwaring, who grew up in the Kensington and Chelsea area, strenuously denied that she had been motivated by spite. She added that the revolt against the lurid stripes was the work of “pompous idiots” who resented her wealth and who wrongly feared that the audaciously painted house would bring down property prices. “The issue is not whether it is pretty or not, the issue is that I was entitled to do it,” she said. In one court appearance, Ms. Lisle-Mainwaring, who divides her time between London and Paris and declined to give her age, wore a striped suit. “Once the battle lines are drawn in these kinds of property disputes, whatever you try and do causes objections,” he said.

Source: New York Times April 25, 2017 15:05 UTC