Foyles heiress’s joy at baby Arthur speaks volumes

DESPITE her ancestors founding what was the world’s largest bookshop, Foyles, Serena Foyle’s new baby, Arthur, may end up reading music before learning his ABC.

‘The first piece of furniture we bought was a piano,’ says Serena, who is married to Daniel Balfour, the Earl of Balfour’s cousin. The couple now have grand pianos at their homes in Scotland and London, from where she runs her business Foyle Fireworks.

Pianist Serena adds: ‘Arthur is very keen on music already. I have been playing Rachmaninoff, Debussy and Bach to him, which is very calming.

‘ But he has also been exposed to hip-hop, rap, drum ’n’ bass, jazz and dubstep.’