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Kitty Spencer for Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana’s infatuation with British royalty and aristocracy has long been a defining element of the Italian luxury house’s lavish and opulent collections. Dubbing their favourite clients their ‘Queens’, emblazoning gowns with regal touches and sending actual royalty down the runway has cemented the love affair between Baroque-inspired Italian craftsmanship and Britain’s rich history of majestic glamour. So, it comes as no surprise that the celebrated design duo would tap Princess Diana’s niece and three-time
Tatler cover star Lady Kitty Spencer for a global ambassadorship.
‘I am truly honored to be appointed as Global Ambassador for Dolce & Gabbana. Domenico and Stefano celebrate life’s wonders; family, joy, beauty, colour and love. Working with them is always a new experience, a unique opportunity to rediscover Italian culture, art, savoir-faire and lifestyle,’ says Spencer, ‘When I wear their pieces I feel their pass
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Prince Ernst August of Hanover is accusing his 37-year-old namesake son of going behind his back with his ungrateful sale of a castle he bequeathed him 20 years ago, and is now suing him.
The 66-year-old gave his eldest son, Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneberg (also called Ernst August), Marienburg castle and the neighbouring Calenburg estate as a gift, but due to its run-down nature, it actually ended up costing the royal money. In order to open the castle to its 200,000 visitors a year, £23 million renovations were forecast, forcing the Duke into selling.
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Tatler s Haute List: Bohemian Luxe
Tatler s Junior Style Editor Chandler Tregaskes gives the low down on how to mix swirling paisleys, louche lamés and decadent gold accessories to get the perfect Talitha Getty look. Embrace at-home opulence and make your sitting room your very own Marrakech
The
Times reports that it was recently discovered that Laveryâs 1938 oil painting, âThe Viscountess Castlerosse, Palm Springsâ, features the socialiteâs much-admired legs twice in one scene. Lady Castlerosse is pictured seated with her legs dangling off a diving board, while to the left of the painting a second figure is visible with their legs crossed on a bench, their face just beyond the range of the picture. It had previously been thought that the second figure was either a Hollywood director, or the Viscountessâs brother, Edward Delevingne (known as Dudley to his friends and family) â the grandfather of Chloe, Poppy and Cara.