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...The Retiro’s foundations lie in the gardens of a monastery, which served as a royal retreat for King Philip II in the 16th century....
...The enchanting stone house, in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, feels like the setting of a Charles Perrault fairy tale....
...The large organic fibreglass shapes of “Trengannu II” (1968), on the floor, reference a Malaysian beach....
...Plus, European Council president Charles Michel proposes a target date for adding new members to the EU....
...Hugo bought 20 Hauteville, which he called Hauteville II, for his long-term mistress Juliette Drouet in 1863....
...But by the time it was completed in 1819, the then monarch, Ferdinand VII, decided that the royal art collection (shaped by his predecessors Charles V and Philip II) should be exhibited instead....
...Monday Walt Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, commemorates its 100th anniversary Bank of England deputy governor Sam Woods speaks to financial services industry leaders at Mansion House...
...It’s 16 years since Rocco Forte opened The Charles on the edge of the Old Botanical Garden, and 23 since Mandarin Oriental took over the Rafael, a little too close to the Hofbraühaus beer hall....
...II” (2022), a digital fabric lightbox that impugns consumerism and ecological disaster, death rides a composite elephant made of brand logos....
...Based almost entirely on the collections of the Spanish monarchs, from the astute Philip II onwards, its peerless holdings of the Spanish masters — Goya, El Greco, Velázquez and others — are reinforced by...
...The Cullinan II diamond is in the Imperial State Crown, made by Garrard for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, which King Charles III will also wear during the Westminster Abbey service....
...Letter in response to this article: Feeling let down by FT coverage of Harry’s book / From Anna Wood, London N1, UK...
...Chabâa’s complex geometric abstractions encompass vibrant acrylics and sculptures in wood or copper....
...The evolution of the Crown’s reputation in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign was as gradual as the changing shape of the spread’s container....
...at the Serpentine Gallery in 2010 was followed by representation at a major commercial gallery, a commission for the British pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2017 and a damehood from Queen Elizabeth II...
...The pub is named in honour of Charles FitzRoy, who was the first to lay out this section of the capital during the 18th century and whose father was an illegitimate son of Charles II....
...Uwe Siemon-Netto Laguna Woods, CA, US...
...Go deeper: Robert Shrimsley explains how King Charles will influence UK politics. Stepping into the spotlight: King Charles may no longer be as outspoken on the subjects he has previously championed....
...Many of the pieces come with illustrious provenance (Savonnerie rugs designed for the Louvre; a sewing table made for Marie Antoinette; silver service commissioned by Catherine II of Russia), all of it arrayed...
...Giovanni Vespucci’s “World Map”, the master nautical chart from 1526 given to all Spanish navigators, with details of ships, conquests and resources, is displayed in Charles V’s ornamental version....
...British banker Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, who expanded the family bank and advised the late Queen Elizabeth II on financial matters, has died aged 91....
...Alongside the COP process, he wants to see “a Bretton Woods II spirit” — akin to the 1944 international currencies agreement — to “embed the objectives of Paris in the mandates of every part of the global...
...Rooms have a kind of Scandi-chic feel, with light wood floors, stylish furniture and tones of terracotta, blue and grey....
...Now Grade II-listed, Clendinning’s 1960 station at Oxford Road, Manchester, was based on a lightweight timber shell....
...And the terrace: wide, scattered with low, sky-blue sofas and wood tables, with a view of the sea and a sunrise-to-sunset soundtrack of prayer calls and village life....
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