How I met my mother: Lee Miller’s son Antony Penrose reveals the truth about growing up with the model turned fearless war photographer

She taught me how to use the light meter, how to set the camera, the relationship between aperture size and depth of field. She commented constructively on my efforts. It was a special time, but it did not last.

When I was a teenager, we fought like fiends, but aged 24, I prepared to set off with two friends to drive around the world in a Land Rover. Instantly, Lee forgave our quarrels and wanted to help
all she could. She bought me a pressure cooker. It saved fuel, autoclaved the food and…