I ditched my London life for a madcap journey to the Hebrides with a rock band...
and ended up living the dream as a bona-fide lady of the isles Claire Pattenden met the love of her life on a mysterious visit to the island of Jura organised by cult rock band The KLF in 1991 Ex BBC assistant now lives on a 16,000-acre Hebridean estate By Annie Brown For The Scottish Daily Mail Published: 21:10 BST, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 21:10 BST, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments The invitation which landed on the producer’s desk at the BBC radio show, Steve Wright in the Afternoon, was as intriguing as it was cryptic. 'The KLF require your presence at a celebratory event to mark the summer solstice. You will be met at a location to be announced and transported to the lost continent of Mu.
' It was the summer of 1991, and the esoteric nature of the summons was typical of the KLF. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty were the world’s biggest-selling pop group, with a reputation for elaborate, headline-grabbing stunts. Claire Pattenden, then a personal assistant at the Radio One show, was told to pack for the three-day trip.
The 22 year-old, from a deprived corner of south London , had 'barely travelled north of Watford', so wherever 'Mu' was, she couldn’t wait to get there. Claire with husband Andrew Fletcher, the laird of the Ardlussa estate on the Isle of Jura. Today Claire is sitting in Ardlussa House, a 17th century stalking lodge on a vast estate on the Isle of Jura, recounting how that o.