The mansion made for Versace where Mayfair meets Milan March 12, 2015 Many houses are marketed as a fusion of the old and the new, east meets west or even luxury meets shabby chic. But 50 Charles Street is a rare fusion of Mayfair mansion and Milanese palazzo. This unusual combination is the result of one of London’s most ambitious conversion projects, designed to woo one of [...]
Princess Charlotte christening: Royal baby gets City godparents Adam Middleton and Thomas van Straubenzee July 5, 2015 Godparents are an important part of any child’s life; shaping their world view and interests. Based on the list of godparents appointed to Princess Charlotte at her christening yesterday, she could be looking at a career in finance in a few years’ time. The Princess, christened at St Mary Magdalene church in Norfolk yesterday, will [...]
Exclusive video: Canary Wharf Group unveils prices for homes at former Shell Centre Southbank Place September 2, 2015 Prices for homes in Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s controversial Shell Centre scheme on London’s South Bank were unveiled today, with a two-bedroom flat setting buyers back as much as £1m. Read more: Almacantar buys Shell Centre offices on South Bank for £550m Around 863 homes are due to be built on the the 5.25-acre riverside site, [...]
Royal Baby named: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the latest member of the monarchy May 4, 2015 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their baby Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, a Kensington Palace statement has confirmed. Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, as she will now be known, was born early on Saturday morning weighing 8lbs 3oz. It had been reported that her parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine, had not [...]
30 Years of Cartier and Polo June 18, 2014 It’s only right that the king of sports has a close association with the “jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers” (as King Edward VII of England put it). Cartier’s relationship with polo began 30 years ago when it sponsored International Day for the first time. As the Cartier International Day, the event at [...]
Peppa Pig maker Entertainment One splashes cash on US deal as finance boss Giles Willits talks expansion plans January 6, 2015 Giles Willits is sitting in the boardroom of Entertainment One’s offices in west London with a family of Peppa Pig cuddly toys gazing up at him. The British TV phenomenon – Peppa Pig, that is – is one of the production group’s most successful exports. But today pigs are forgotten and the group’s jolly finance [...]
There’s more than meets the eye in Joe Black’s first solo show October 17, 2013 ART JOE BLACK Opera Gallery | Daniel O’Mahony Three Stars IN HIS debut solo exhibition, British artist Joe Black employs a technique that feels a little over-familiar – making big things out of lots of little things. But it doesn’t feel derivative. A self-professed “love of materials” led the 39-year-old artist to create images using [...]
A right royal mess of a biopic September 19, 2013 FILM DIANA Cert 12a | By Daniel O’Mahony One star OLIVER Hirschbiegel’s film is an excruciating, tacky attempt to tell the story of the last two years of Diana, Princess of Wales’ life, starring Naomi Watts as the press-hounded princess. It revolves around her love affair with heart surgeon Hasnat Khan (Naveen Andrews) and the [...]
Have a right royal time in Fergie’s former apartment October 24, 2013 Sarah Ferguson’s old flat in Battersea, where she reputedly entertained Princess Di, goes on sale for £1m CAST yourself back to London in 1985 at the height of Thatcher’s reign, ill-judged perms and Dead or Alive’s music career. Partying away in a two bedroom flat around the corner from Clapham Junction and the Battersea Arts [...]
Governor’s 20 year flashback doesn’t add up February 13, 2013 WHILST another governor may have used yesterday’s Inflation Report press conference to look forward, Sir Mervyn King took a more nostalgic approach in his opening remarks. The Bank of England governor reminded us that this was the 20th birthday edition of the Report. Back in 1993, King was serving in the more lowly position of [...]