Socialite Lady Lola is playing with fire

WHEN it comes to fashion, Lady Lola CrichtonStuart clearly has it in the bag.

The socialite, 24, whose father was the 7th Marquess of Bute, better known as motor racing driver Johnny Dumfries, shared this photograph online of her tucked up inside a huge Alaia Paris brown carrier.

She was wearing a blue, shaggy, faux fur coat while lighting up a cigarette.

Lady Lola, who is going out with Dutch model Parker van Noord, jokes: ‘Precious cargo, in the bag.’

DO I detect a smidgen of career envy between Grantchester co-stars Robson Green and Tom Brittney, who plays the hunky vicar in ITV’s period police drama?

Says grizzled Green, 59, of Brittney, 33, who is leaving the show this series and working on a Hollywood film called Back In Action: ‘We love each other; we stay in contact all the time. When I was filming my fishing show, he texts me, “How’s it going?” and sends me a picture of himself next to Cameron Diaz. And all I can send is a picture of me next to a big tuna.’

SKI hats off to Lord Wrottesley! Aged 55, the former Grenadier Guards officer has triumphed in the slalom at the 68th British-Swiss Parliamentary Ski competition, held in Davos.

He shot down in 54 seconds, ahead of seven Swiss MPs, who, in turn, were minutes quicker than former PM Liz Truss, who recorded a stately 3 mins 28 seconds.

Managing a creditable 1 minute 41secs was the 8th Earl of Effingham, 52, whose great-uncle, the 6th Earl, was an associate of the Krays, once inspiring Ronnie Kray to remark: ‘Let Effie make the effing tea.’

I trust that the British contingent celebrated with something stronger on this occasion.