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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Lara Owen

Dame Prue Leith says walking London Fashion Week runway at 86 is ‘ludicrous – but funny’

Dame Prue Leith walking the catwalk the night before her 86th birthday (Yui Mok/PA) -

Dame Prue Leith says that walking the runway at 86 is “ludicrous”, but insists that is precisely why she enjoys it, as she returned to the catwalk for Vin + Omi at London Fashion Week.

The broadcaster and restaurateur walked the runway in a pink ruffled shirt and orange suit, with a floral headpiece for the design duo’s latest eco-collection, JORD – the day before her 86th birthday – in a show that also marks a new collaboration with the British Heart Foundation (BHF).

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