Who is the most influential person in history? Margaret Thatcher’s death doesn’t stop her being voted most influentital woman of last 200 years, beating Princess DIana and Oprah Winfrey December 1, 2015 Margaret Thatcher has managed to win over more voters two years after her death, having been voted the most influential woman of the past 200 years. The UK's first and only female Prime Minister has made more of an impression than Queen Elizabeth, Mother Theresa and Oprah Winfrey, among others, thanks to her status as a "game changer". [...]
Kate Moss, Cara Delevigne and Lily Cole are in Vogue at the National Portrait Gallery February 11, 2016 The National Portrait Gallery | ★★★★☆ The National Portrait Gallery’s Vogue 100 exhibition is an epic stroll through a century of photography from fashion’s undisputed powerhouse. The trail leads backwards, opening with vast prints of the most recognisable faces from today’s magazines; Cara Delevingne gives way to Lily Cole, who gives way to Kate Moss. The [...]
Tesco share price falls to an 18-year low: What was going on last time it was this low? December 10, 2015 Shares in embattled supermarket Tesco ended at an 18-year low yesterday, having closed down 2.27 per cent to 153.00p per share. The declines are part of an ongoing saga that the retailer has been battling for over a year now, but the failure of the top team to get to grips with the issues has led to [...]
Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel talks Catch-22s and Richard Branson November 23, 2014 You'd be hard pressed to get one up on Elizabeth Emanuel when it comes to heydays – and the fashion designer hasn’t just had one. At the age of 28, she designed the wedding dress of Lady Diana Spencer – a day she wouldn’t trade for the world, she says. And ten years later, [...]
Royal baby: St Paul’s Cathedral’s bells will ring out for four hours celebrating Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana’s birth May 5, 2015 The bells of St Paul's Cathedral will ring out across the square mile this evening to welcome the newest addition to the Royal family, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. A full peal of bells will ring out across the city from 5pm and the sound will be heard for four hours. The performance, known as a [...]
Theatre review: The Audience May 8, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ The Queen must be a hard act to follow. Not the monarch: the 2006 film about the Royal Family’s identity crisis following the death of Princess Diana. That film’s success was down to two people: writer Peter Morgan and Helen Mirren, who picked up a Best Actress Oscar for [...]
The mansion made for Versace where Mayfair meets Milan March 12, 2015 Many houses are marketed as a fusion of the old and the new, east meets west or even luxury meets shabby chic. But 50 Charles Street is a rare fusion of Mayfair mansion and Milanese palazzo. This unusual combination is the result of one of London’s most ambitious conversion projects, designed to woo one of [...]
Princess Charlotte christening: Royal baby gets City godparents Adam Middleton and Thomas van Straubenzee July 5, 2015 Godparents are an important part of any child’s life; shaping their world view and interests. Based on the list of godparents appointed to Princess Charlotte at her christening yesterday, she could be looking at a career in finance in a few years’ time. The Princess, christened at St Mary Magdalene church in Norfolk yesterday, will [...]
Exclusive video: Canary Wharf Group unveils prices for homes at former Shell Centre Southbank Place September 2, 2015 Prices for homes in Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s controversial Shell Centre scheme on London’s South Bank were unveiled today, with a two-bedroom flat setting buyers back as much as £1m. Read more: Almacantar buys Shell Centre offices on South Bank for £550m Around 863 homes are due to be built on the the 5.25-acre riverside site, [...]
Royal Baby named: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the latest member of the monarchy May 4, 2015 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their baby Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, a Kensington Palace statement has confirmed. Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, as she will now be known, was born early on Saturday morning weighing 8lbs 3oz. It had been reported that her parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine, had not [...]