Was Queen Victoria the first influencer? How the ‘media monarch’ shaped the modern world
From white wedding dresses to Christmas trees, Victoria’s personal choices became global trends—long before the age of social ...
Yrjö Kukkapuro, designer whose iconic chairs were sat on by ‘almost every Finn,’ dies age 91
The renowned designer’s postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms across Finland, as well as ...
Unique and forgotten palace the Royal Family haven't used for 120 years
Osborne House was the favourite home of Queen Victoria. While other royals have visited the home in the past, it hasn't been ...
Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro, whose postmodern chairs graced waiting rooms and museums, dies
Yrjö Kukkapuro, a renowned Finnish designer whose postmodern style of chairs graced waiting rooms, offices and living rooms ...
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Book Review: ‘Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers,’ by Anne Somerset, and ‘Q: A Voyage Around the Queen,’ by Craig Brown
Albert’s influence was obvious. Although at first “strongly prejudiced” against Melbourne’s successor, Sir Robert Peel, Victoria grew to admire him. Then came the great crisis of Peel’s ...
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Inside Queen Victoria's scandalous relationship with servant John Brown who replaced her beloved husband until her death 124 years ago today
After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled, however, by an unexpected figure which shocked ...
Yrjo Kukkapuro, whose postmodern chairs graced waiting rooms and museums, dies
The Finnish designer’s chairs were lauded for their comfort, functionalism and ergonomics as well as their design.
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New gallery championing women and queer artists to open in east London
Founder Sarah Le Quang Sang says she feels both groups are still “under-represented and undervalued” in society and the art ...
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London’s Piraña restaurant combines Japanese-Peruvian fusion with lavishly moody surrounds
Piraña restaurant wraps a delicious Japanese-Peruvian fusion menu in an alluringly moody atmosphere in central London’s ...