Bernard Lewis is the English entrepreneur behind the River Island fashion brand and clothing chain. He was born in February 1926 and opened his first shop aged 20 selling fruit and veg in the North London area (on Holloway Road). Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... River Island is a male and female clotheswear chain with 197 stores located across the United Kingdom, Republic Of Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Poland, Turkey, America and the Middle East with the name being a leader for casual fashion. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... Holloway Road is a road in London. ...

At the age 80, "Mr Bernard" (which is the name he is known by staff at River Island) is still involved in the day to day running of the group and is known to visit many of the companies stores at weekends with his wife Vanessa.