HRH Prince Philip will be remembered through the Duke of Edinburgh awards
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The older I get, the more I enjoy reading obituaries in newspapers. Nothing maudlin, no indecent relish that it’s someone else’s number which has come up, not mine. It’s just that they make wonderful potted histories of fascinating lives and the times in which they were lived.
No recent passing has attracted so many newspaper inches as that of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and it would appear that marrying the Queen and having four children with her was by no means the most interesting part of his life. For that, we need to look to the fact that from birth and well into his life he was a person without a state, stateless, a kind of refugee.
Prince Philip s legacy is guaranteed through awards scheme
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Despite once opting for Blackpool over Bali, the TV personality remains a fan of far-flung opulence
17 March 2021 • 11:35am
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My favourite bar in the world is Le Mahogany Bar at the Dinarobin Hotel in Mauritius
It’s ridiculously beautiful, tropical and open to the elements. It’s also very formal and grown up and I love that. I like being able to wear a shirt and tie while in the middle of a desert island. Mauritius is a place that is still totally under explored by the British. For me, it has the harmonious trifecta of an Indian Ocean experience, French cuisine and a British social system. And Dinarobin is no question the best hotel on the island but it is almost unheard of.
Salvage Hunters went to Coniston and Windermere in its latest episode, which aired last Wednesday. The Sky programme saw Drew Pritchard, who regularly travels up and down the country to find items to replenish his decorative salvage yard, pay a visit to Coniston’s 500-year-old copper mine and several Lakes antique dealers. Drew and side kick John Tee were full of praise for the area as they were shown entering the county in their van. The pair were certain that they would find some great pieces. Drew said: “One of the most beautiful places in Europe with quite a lot of decent antique shops actually nestled amongst it.