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...East won with K♣, and led a third diamond to West’s king. The case for the defence began immediately: “Both finesses wrong — as usual — couldn’t be made.”...
...As co-president and artistic director of Chopard, Caroline Scheufele has seen and handled a king’s ransom’s worth of fabulously rare and ravishing gemstones....
...“Since the beginning of time, and also in antiquity, perfume and jewels were always kept for kings and gods,” says Laurent, for whom the resonance of The Thirteenth Hour with the story of Prometheus felt...
...This is the type of diamond-sharp insight that has made Icke one of the UK’s most exciting directors over the past decade....
...Inès Cross Okashi is at Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, from 13 April until 30 June SHOP A diamond-studded Breakfast at Tiffany’s Bound in black goatskin, studded with over 1,000 white-platinum-set diamonds...
...King Charles III in Paris for a three-day state visit....
...The company was founded by Charles Hancock, in Bond Street, in 1849, making silverware and diamond jewellery — at a time when London was a major centre for diamond cutting....
...When Jenny King-Modlin got engaged two years ago, her partner slipped a 1.3-carat diamond ring on to her finger to signify his love for her....
...The Twenty-4 was an easy-wearing, anytime, anywhere sort of watch, with the king of versatility that Hermès is chasing with its new Cut collection....
...Apparently, King Baudouin of the Belgians opened this unprepossessing building in 1969 — to which I can only answer that King Charles III of England would surely have it bulldozed....
...A heart proffers a ruff and discard; a diamond sets up declarer’s king — and the thirteenth club still provides the key diamond discard from the table....
...Europe: A blue diamond to be auctioned at Christie’s in Geneva is expected to fetch up to $50mn....
..., and Indian agate beaded bracelet, $1,524 King & Tuckfield sustainable cupro wrap blazer, £585 Gucci leather-trimmed straw fedora, £470 SMR Days cotton jacquard jacket, £365 Polo Ralph Lauren silk bow...
...A silk scarf, for instance, celebrates the 50th anniversary of the White House’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms, depicting a sculpture of King Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin alongside printed signatures by...
...So far only two of them have undergone the lengthy refit needed to fix the issue with just three, including HMS Diamond, operational....
...Having drawn trumps, South took the diamond finesse, losing to East’s king. East exited passively with another diamond....
...include the reproduction engagement ring with simulated sapphire and cubic zirconia (estimate £2,000-3,000), worn by Emma Corrin as Lady/Princess Diana, inspired by the late royal’s Garrard sapphire and diamond...
...The birds’ wings are embedded with black diamonds to produce the effect of moonlight skimming over the jet-black feathers....
...When it was beaten it was usually because a king did not appear at trick 1. West led 5♥. Declarer counts two hearts, five clubs and, once A♦ is dislodged, two diamond tricks....
...with cream- and brown-coloured brilliant-cut diamonds....
...Charles III hallmark cuff, £19,995 New & Lingwood cotton dressing gown, £595 David Morris white-gold, diamond and spinel Coronation ring, POA Fortnum & Mason Fortnum’s Coronation Restaurant box of 90...
...This model of enlightened patronage may owe something to Vijayanagar’s 16th-century poet-king Krishnadevaraya, who ploughed the empire’s fabulous wealth — in sandalwood, spices, diamonds and horses (even...
...Many of the diamond kings were unconcerned about their ethnic identity. “Their Jewishness mattered much more to Christian observers than it ever did to Jews themselves,” Coenen Snyder writes....
...East can enjoy his four heart winners, but is finally forced into leading a spade from his king, ensuring the final two tricks....
...We’ve also found other gift inspiration – from power trikes to rough diamonds, and from super-scents to sexy underwear....
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