Duchess Pandora Verrukalian
Duchess Pandora Verrukalian
She’s not a wrestler. She’s a very important fan.
This from www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk:
‘Fanpower strikes for the second time in this Wrestling Heritage countdown. The unmistakable Duchess Pandora Verrukalian was a regular ringside-seater at many south London venues from Erith to Croydon through the seventies. Her regal chiffon veils and gowns were topped off by a magnificent tiara, but it was the predatory come hither of a twinkle in her eye that had all the blue eyes in her sights. Wayne Bridges, Lee Bronson but most particularly of all Steve Viedor, as well as many others, all found her lure momentarily irresistible.Later in the decade The Duchess would famously declare how the publication of Wrestling Scene had “fulfilled a long felt want”.A few more fans with The Duchess’s clout and wrestling may have survived a bit longer in the national spotlight. Duchess Pandora was a true visionary who entered into each show American-style and added to everybody’s enjoyment.’
Pastel and pencil drawing on A5 medium grained heavyweight Schut artists’ paper.