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...In 1824, Parliament purchased 38 pictures from businessman John Julius Angerstein’s estate, exhibited in his Pall Mall home....
...In the same year, he purchased an Elisabeth Frink Riace warrior sculpture for £40,000, and notes that a work from the same series, “Riace II” (1986), sold publicly for £230,000 in 2008....
...But I’m most excited about Nakhla, the standalone boutique of the eponymous jewellery brand, situated at the feet of the iconic statue of Rameses II....
...The 10-year-old Richard II’s coronation was stage-managed by his uncle John of Gaunt (improbably represented by Shakespeare as the salt of Albion’s earth)....
...When the two-kilogramme St Edward’s Crown was placed on his head, he closed his eyes sombrely. Queen Camilla braced herself similarly when her own turn came....
...Wintour is about to announce that a longtime member of her staff, Vogue.com editor Chioma Nnadi, will be replacing Edward Enninful at the helm of British Vogue....
...“If it was good enough for John of Gaunt [Duke of Lancaster from 1362],” she remarked, “it’s good enough for me.”...
...This was not destined to be the case for Elizabeth II....
...Previously, she fulfilled a similar role at John Galliano, where she was instrumental in shaping the designer’s early shows....
...When Queen Elizabeth II is taken to her final rest on Monday, the ceremonies will have an immutable air....
...The games console comes with 60 pre-loaded, from the marvellous (eg, Golden Axe II, Phantasy Star II) to the not-so marvellous (eg, Night Trap, widely acknowledged as one of the worst of all time). amazon.co.uk...
...This week, to mark her platinum jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II gave a tell-all TV interview....
...The following year, in November 1978, Schwartz was due to be in Rome to photograph the new pope, John Paul II....
...US climate envoy John Kerry is also expected to announce his proposal for a power-sector credits system....
...Edward Luce responds Rana, if you literally mean cash then the answer is no. I almost never have cash on me since almost everything can be settled with plastic....
...A dose of Elizabeth II is as strong a visible antidote that we have now.” — Pritidhara Mohanty, Virginia...
...Edward Luce argues that the west is feeling fatigued over Ukraine. 4....
...One more idea: John Penderell Antiques in Northern Ireland has in stock a bespoke oak cupboard with highly characterful 16th-century doors....
...Meanwhile, a smooth voiceover talks us through the plot so far: “Previously on Edward II . . . ” For this is a serialisation of Christopher Marlowe’s 16th-century tragedy, mischievously packaged to resemble...
...I’ll throw in the odd humdinger every now and again — some fabulous George II gilt-wood mirror or shell-encrusted table, perhaps, but usually I will do this because I want to reference a particular element...
...II throw in some two-tone....
...The MP for the Outer Hebrides constituency Na h-Eileanan an Iar cited accounts of the 1314 Battle of Bannockburn — where Scotland’s king Robert the Bruce defeated the army of England’s Edward II — saying...
...When you get to Charles II Street, enjoy the view of John Nash’s flamboyant Theatre Royal (1821). Cut through to Pall Mall, turn left and then right on to Waterloo Place....
...Yet the woman once sent into cultural exile for ripping up a picture of Pope John Paul II while performing on Saturday Night Live is still brilliantly lucid....
...Nicholas II of Russia, Edward VII and George V of Great Britain, Chulalongkorn of Siam and the Duc d’Orléans were among its early patrons....
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