Burton & Taylor they ain – what has Portofino done to deserve the Rooneys wedding of the year?
It’s played host to Bogart and Bacall, Grace and Rainier. But this Med town is now the scene for a celebrity wedding with all the expense and none of the style Some of the locals remember Portofino’s heyday, when the town played host to visitors such as Burton and Taylor, Bogart and Bacall, Prince Rainier of Monaco and Grace Kelly. They had star quality. They had style. They were gracious and, even though they wore expensive clothes, they possessed that elusive quality of glamour that money can’t buy. Even the excesses of Bogey and Burton had class. But that was 50 years ago, in a vanished age. This week, another ‘star’ couple are in town for the showbusiness ‘wedding of the year’.
