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Santa Sebag Montefiore: How Tara's Sister Became The 'Lit Girl'

Posted at 8:16AM Monday 29 Oct 2007

Now I understand Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Earlier this year, the charmingly dotty "It girl" confided to me that it was hard being two years younger than her "perfect" sister, Santa.

High achiever: Despite her rigorous writing routine, Santa seems relaxed and confident

High achiever: Despite her rigorous writing routine, Santa seems relaxed and confident

Santa was head girl, looked beautiful, excelled at English and sport, and kept a tidy room.

All that was left for Tara was the wild child role in her pre-eminent (Hampshire) county family.

And now here is Miss Perfect - aka Mrs Simon "Stalin" Sebag Montefiore - sitting with me in a hotel near her home in Kensington.

Interview in The Telegraph




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