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...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....
...Both Sheikh and Pakistani artist Zahoor ul Akhlaq studied at the Royal College of Art in the 1960s, and were astounded by the V&A’s originals after muted reproductions at home....
...His other hand holds the rod with the Hand of Justice made for the 14th-century king Charles V, destroyed during the revolution and remade in 1804 for its new sovereign....
...the piece is reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s jewellery collection....
...King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, grins in a carefree way not seen much in the five decades since....
...Also in London, the specialists Rudy Capildeo and Tim Maxwell have been brought in from Charles Russell Speechlys to City law firm Wedlake Bell to lead a dedicated art and luxury practice....
...Corin Mellor, creative director of David Mellor DesignRichard Batterham: Studio Potter by Tanya Harrod and Sarah Griffin This was published alongside an exhibition of his work at the V&A....
...In the BBC interview he cited the Shakespeare plays Henry IV and V and the changes in the young King Henry V as he becomes monarch....
...Gone is McVicar’s twist on Verdi’s deus-ex-machina ending: rather than having the ghost of emperor Charles V spirit Don Carlo away from the Inquisitor’s vengeance, as written, McVicar had earlier resurrected...
...The EU chief, controversially, had tea with King Charles after sealing the deal....
...He loves it,” says Strong, the former head of the V&A and author of some waspish diaries in which few of the rich, famous and powerful are spared....
...That will be led by the dean of Windsor, David Conner....
...Known as Bertie in the family, he was the second son of King George V and expected his elder brother, known as David to the family, to become king....
...Her father, known as Bertie in the family, was the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. His elder brother, David, was expected to become king....
...By now Heseltine, wearing his trademark blue V-neck under a dark suit, is tucking into his soup....
...She also notes a set of colourful men’s silk waistcoats from the 18th century pulled from the V&A collection....
...One was grateful for McVicar’s straightforward direction, and in an alternative to Verdi’s much criticised ending, wherein the ghost of emperor Charles V spirits away Don Carlos from the Grand Inquisitor...
...What connects Derek Jarman and David Hockney with Brad Pitt or Tyler, the Creator?...
...The three-way wiring between media, crown and public that reshaped the modern monarchy did not, in fact, begin with Elizabeth II, but with her grandfather George V....
...It was made by David Drake, known as “Dave the Potter”, who was an enslaved man in South Carolina in the 1800s....
...One sculpture on the visitor route at Chatsworth, “Bust of an African Woman” by Charles-Henri-Joseph Cordier (1851), depicts a formerly enslaved woman in bronze....
...Sir Charles Dunstone, a self-made billionaire who chaired the Royal Museums Greenwich, resigned in protest at ministers refusing to reappoint a trustee. Other boards have faced similar dilemmas....
...The alliance this summer affirmed cyber incidents could trigger its mutual defence clause under Article V....
...Charles Adu Boahen, Ghana’s deputy finance minister, said Accra was first because the WHO had approved its rollout plan, which was led by former WHO deputy director-general Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah....
...“The really great painters are the ones that change how other people paint, like Picasso,” said Charles Ellis, the former chair of Yale’s endowment....
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