Keith Richards family members open up about their Turks and Caicos lifestyle
Theodora Richards, Patti Hansen, Keith Richards,
and Alexandra Richards attend the celebration of the launch of Hung on U
with Patti Hansen in New York City, on September 22, 2011
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has several homes around the world, and he has described his Caribbean home in Turks and Caicos' Parrot Cay as his most blissful retreat. Several members of his immediate family have now come forward to share details with Vogue about what it's like at Richards family gatherings in Turks and Caicos.
Famed photographer Bruce Weber took a photo of the Richards clan (Keith; his wife, Patti; Keith's four children, Marlon, Angela, Theodora and Alexandra; Lucie de la Falaise and Graham Whitney; the spouses of Keith's two eldest children; and Keith's four grandchildren, Ella Rose, Orson, Ida and Ava) that accompanies the article.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
Famed photographer Bruce Weber took a photo of the Richards clan (Keith; his wife, Patti; Keith's four children, Marlon, Angela, Theodora and Alexandra; Lucie de la Falaise and Graham Whitney; the spouses of Keith's two eldest children; and Keith's four grandchildren, Ella Rose, Orson, Ida and Ava) that accompanies the article.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
"A typical day begins around 7:00 a.m. with the group busy preparing breakfasts— avocado and tomato on toast for Ella, French toast for Orson and Theodora — everyone already in bathing suits and raring to head down to the beach. The dress code is relaxed, to the extreme. “My sister is topless all the time,” laments Alexandra. “She has the long hair to cover herself, but I’m like, ‘Come on, Theo, it’s just too early!’Parrot Cay is also where Keith happened to meet up with Paul McCartney in 2006, when they wrote a song together that was never released. Keith described the encounter in his 2010 memoir, "Life," but he did not say if he and McCartney ever completed or recorded the song. He also did not mention if the song had a title.
While Alexandra, Theodora, and Ella play tennis or badminton, Angela and her partner, Graham Whitney, may take the younger kids sailing on the Sunfish; Patti and Lucie might do yoga or get a massage. Keith likes to spend time with his grandchildren. Patti says he has “grown into” the babies but that “he really loves when he can chat with the kids and introduce them to books and reading.” As for game time, Patti wins at Scrabble, and Keith is the reigning dominoes champion— though Orson has been threatening his grandfather’s winning streak. 'He’s been killing it lately!' says Alexandra."
