Saturday 26 December 2020
Aisling Franciosi knows a thing or two about playing a troubled character. The Irish actress, who first rose to fame on the BBC drama
The Fall playing the schoolgirl temptress, Katie Benedetto to Jamie Dornan s serial killer, is dealing with character trauma all over again by taking on the role of Sister Ruth, a nun battling her mental ill health and internal desires in the BBC retelling of the infamous cult movie,
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Set in the mysterious lands of Mapu, high up in the Himalayas,
Team Sussex: A who’s who of Harry and Meghan’s US staff now As the royal couple begin work on their new Netflix and Spotify deals, as well as their charitable foundation Archewell, there have been a series of promotions and new hires following a handful of departures By Rebecca Cope
The post read, ‘In the run up to Christmas, the chefs in the Royal kitchens have shared their recipe for making the perfect Gingerbread House. Follow our link in bio for the full recipe.
‘If you decide to make the house yourself, we’d love to see what you’ve made. Please share your creations using #RoyalGingerbread’
Beauchamp Estates
There’s been a change in the water – a very definitive shift in the ways that the international super-rich manage their roster of overseas properties. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, it was very much the status symbol that the well-heeled be in possession of a miniature property empire; a house in London, a ski property in Verbier, maybe somewhere down the South of France and somewhere in the Caribbean (ideally Mustique). These days, the super-rich are far more likely to rent.
David Forbes, the chairman of the Savills Private Office (‘a sort of property concierge business’) – with its outposts in Russia, China, Singapore, Europe and the Middle-east (they operate in 70 countries) – is at the very centre of the Savills spider’s web. He has been in the business a long time and is therefore able to accurately comment and reflect on what he has seen – the changes, fluctuations and trends – as a bystander. Back to the trends of yesteryear, Forbes says: �
Thursday 24 December 2020
Every year, the Royal Family release a set of sweet snaps that made the cover of their annual Christmas cards. Much to the delight of royals fans, the first of this yearâs official photos are starting to emerge; the latest to come to light is that of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have shared their first card since Megxit. In order to see this embed, you must give consent to Social Media cookies. Open my cookie preferences.
Weâre thrilled to receive wonderful Christmas wishes from our Patron, The Duchess of Sussex, who also made a personal donation, helping dogs, cats and our community. ð From all of us at Mayhew, thank you and Merry Christmas. ðð¶ð±
Rebecca Cope
In 2018, Pippa welcomed baby Arthur in the Lindo Wing of St. Mary s Hospital, the same place where sister Kate gave birth to all three of her children. Pippa documented how she stayed active during her first pregnancy, revealing that Arthur follows in the active family s footsteps. Now that Arthur is 11 months old and more mobile, I have been trying to come up with different activities to do with him, she wrote in September 2019. ‘I needed to find something more than just park walks in the pram. Our local baby gym has been a saving grace. It s a big space full of fun, soft objects, playmats, stairs, balls, swings, mini trampolines and more to stimulate and physically engage babies and toddlers,’ she added.