![](https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fe55c1560-7bd6-44c2-9fdc-b3db05d1f338.jpg?crop=2133%2C1199%2C0%2C0&resize=1200)
I still remember my grandfather, the double agent Kim Philby
Meeting Charlotte Philby feels a little like being a secret agent liaising with their handler. When I arrive at the restaurant by London Bridge she materialises as if she’s been casing the joint for a while and has watched me arrive. We sit on stools at a …