The Sussexes show Oprah Winfrey their chicken coop
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Prince Harry and Meghan are by no means the first members of the Royal family to show an interest in our feathered friends. Archie’s Chick Inn, in which Oprah Winfrey communed with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their brood of rescue fowl, is just the latest in a long line of illustrious hen coops.
Perhaps it’s a nod to the fresh Prince of California’s own past: Prince Charles is the Royal family’s most avid chicken keeper. Indeed, Highgrove is sometimes known as Cluckingham Palace. He is known to feed the hens and collect his own eggs for his breakfast at home each morning. He also hosts hen-husbandry courses there for the Poultry Club of Great Britain and oversees their content - with an emphasis, naturally, on organic farming and the welfare of animals.
The best hotel gift experiences and afternoons teas to book for Mother s Day 2021
From patisserie to cognac, there s something for all tastes here
12 March 2021 • 12:40pm
Firmdale boutique classic Ham Yard will bring afternoon to her (and your) door
A second Mother s Day in lockdown is going to be tough for many, but the good news is that family reunions and shared experiences are not too far away. In the meantime, here s our pick of the best gifts you can send, from hotels across the country, throughout the weekend.
Ham Yard afternoon tea, London
Savoury starters in the afternoon tea from Firmdale boutique classic Ham Yard include tomato arancini, and olive and ricotta palmier, while on the cake menu there s lime and dark chocolate tartlet, raspberry macarons and white peach and vanilla choux. The teas, available for one, two or four, also include a RIKRAK by Kit Kemp Wheatgrass Bay scented candle, and a sparkling option for four is available.
Here we see Santa arriving in the town, not on a sleigh but on a vintage vehicle. Former Andover photographers Edith Howard of 74 High Street took this shot from what appears to be a first-floor window of Plummers, now The Redbridge. The car is a 1905 Vauxhall 3-cylinder Phoeton that belonged to Anna Valley Motors who had premises in Bridge Street opposite the Broadway from 1925 until 1962. The area is now the site of Clarence Court flats. The car was bought as a wreck in 1935 to restore, and was subsequently used for advertising and as an exhibit in carnival processions, both in Andover and Salisbury.