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...Many of Madrid’s streets, fountains and historic buildings are dotted with sculptures and busts of Greek, Roman and Egyptian gods thanks to Spain’s Charles III, who reigned from 1759 to 1788 and whose efforts...
...A fountain plays at their centre, while the women picnic in the foreground....
...A fountain and garden were also named after him at Dumfries House in Scotland, an estate that Prince Charles took charge of restoring and which is run by his charity....
...All are named after champagne houses — big brands such as Taittinger, Nicolas Feuillatte, Charles Heidsieck and Bollinger (the penthouse), as well as artisanal houses like Lallier, Telmont and Jean Vesselle...
...It’s impossible for me to look at them and not think of the pageantry surrounding the coronation of Charles III, upholding the institution of monarchy through pomp and circumstance....
...The highly visible irritation of King Charles about fountain pens is perhaps both trivial and meaningful....
...John Gapper’s column “The King’s problems with pens break the royal spell” described how King Charles III reacted when faced on live television with a leaking fountain pen (Opinion, FT Weekend, September...
...Some 1,000 volunteers, stewards and police officers will be in place, and toilets, water fountains and first aid stations will be placed along the route....
...The beautiful Wallace drinking fountains still work, unlike London’s, which are mostly dry and clogged up with leaves and fag-ends....
...On the terrace of Mediterra, a Mediterranean-ish restaurant she frequents and describes as her “local pub”, a fountain murmurs as she sweeps off her sun hat....
...A rich tapestry of purple and green planting around the central tiled fountain, it looked far more at home in Highgrove than it had in Chelsea’s marquee. The woodland garden had gnomes....
...Letter in response to this obituary: Sir Evelyn’s quip about the NHS was so revealing / From Charles Mercey, Employee of NM Rothschild and Sons, 1985-2019, Tellisford, Somerset, UK...
...“I think that’s the essence of Saint Charles.” Saint Charles Apothecary, Gumpendorfer Str. 30, 1060 Vienna, saint-charles.eu...
...But someone forgot to script how the King should react when faced on live television with a leaking fountain pen. Of such accidents is history made....
...Volcanologists could hardly contain their excitement after Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, reawakened this week after lying dormant for nearly four decades, sending lava fountains...
...Here is Hubert Robert’s 18th-century capriccio with its jet of water hitting the clouds, “View of a Park with a Water Fountain”, whose rococo perfection the narrator remembers because his grandmother hung...
...Despite social media zooming in on the King losing his temper with misplaced blotters and leaky fountain pens when signing official documents over the past week, the self-selecting sample of the public on...
...The furniture here, beautifully ornamented with Islamic motifs, is the work of Turquoise Mountain, an NGO founded by King Charles III to encourage the revival of traditional crafts in Afghanistan....
...At its entrance, Karmely restored the original U-shaped hedges; just beyond, a handful of new fountains have been added....
...Citrus trees heavy with fruit and blooming bougainvillea cascade along the walls, while a soundtrack of birdsong and water fountains plays in the background....
...The Thermal Floor features a (small) indoor pool, vitality pool (a large Jacuzzi), amphitheatre sauna (a large sauna with beds at different heights), ice fountain, marble heated loungers and sleep pods....
...I see him wince as his eyes land on Charles Ryder’s paintings on the wall, his round mouth moving into a tighter “o”. I whisper an apology. Parties need troublemakers, and my next guest fits the bill....
...In the main space just south of the mulberry trees guarding the temple’s fountain, a knot garden leads on to a shapely but inobtrusive bay tree, planted by the late Queen Mother....
...The Victorian house belonged to Henry Stephens, who was known as “Inky” because of his commercial empire of fountain pens. He gave his home to the public on his death....
...But the Jacuzzi he created for Cosmic House — the postmodern London home of the late architecture critic Charles Jencks — is worlds away from sleaze and bling....
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