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...It was formerly a royal residence for many centuries, and then changed with Louis XIV going to Versailles . . ....
...There was a ligne, bien sûr, but the sight of an unctuous royal au chocolat in the window spurred us on....
...The gardens of the Palais-Royal are possibly the best stroll in Paris, and sufficiently hidden away to remain one of this city’s least overcrowded beauty spots....
...My first post-pandemic red carpet, at the Royal Albert Hall premiere for the latest Bond instalment No Time to Die, made me realise just how much evening dress has changed in recent years....
...“Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd Version” was unveiled at the artist’s 1971-72 retrospective at the Grand Palais, Paris....
...If the move back is an advantage for the Design Museum, placing it near the V&A, the Royal College of Art and the cultural infrastructure now known as “Albertopolis”, how much of an advantage is it for Kensington...
...Masterpieces of Chinese Painting: 700-1900, edited by Zhang Hongxing, V&A Publishing, RRP£40/$60 The world’s oldest painting tradition explored in the glorious catalogue to the V&A’s current, once-in-a-lifetime...
...At the eastern end of the rue Saint-Honoré is the Palais Royal....
...Big cats, goddesses and an elegant moustache Chadelaud, Antiquaire Paris Le Louvre des Antiquaires 2 Place du Palais-Royal, 75001 Paris 18 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris www.chadelaud.com Michel-Guy Chadelaud...
...The George V, run by Four Seasons, has regularly been voted among the world’s best hotels....
...A boutique on Place Vendôme, private dinners, champagne and nights at the ballet in the royal box, it appears, are just not enough....
...Here, the Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez is Giacomo (James) V, Colin Lee – praised for his Narciso in the Royal Opera’s recent production of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia – is the Highland chieftain Rodrigo...
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