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BEST FOOT FORWARD Style out the season with a new pair of boots
LONDON GUIDE TO SCHOOLS
ANNE ASHWORTH Why buyers are avoiding homes that need work
FLOORED Beautiful flooring with the latest desings in tiles, wood and rugs
ROYAL TRIBUTE In pictures, the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
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FIRST LONDON HOME We talk to Anya Hindmarch about her latest venture
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LIVE WELL LONDON Health, beauty and wellbeing tips, plus product picks
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GATHER ROUND Tallulah Rushaya looks at the art of tablescaping
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In our Autumn/Winter 2022 edition, we explore the finest independent prep, senior and boarding schools
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PROPERTY NEWS Zoe Dare Hall on activity in the autumn market
LET THE LIGHT IN Statement lighting from chandeliers to lamps
FRIEZE FRAME Andrea Marechal Watson previews the Frieze art fair
TRAVEL Recharge with a weekend at one of the finest country house hotel
PROPERTY OF THE MONTH A striking Huguenot home in Spitalfields
Queen Elizabeth II, in her admiral’s clock, photographed by Cecil Beaton in London in October 1968
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AUTUMN DRAMA Alexandra Goss explores how to create interest in interiors with colour and pattern
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A NOD TO NOSTAGLIA This season’s fashion takes us back to the Seventies
VILLAGE LONDON The surprisingly tranquil neighbourhood of Knightsbridge
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once more, is at the heart of history. Its streets have borne the grief of millions, its parks turned to seas of floral tributes
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as we mourned the loss of our beloved Queen, Elizabeth II. Within ancient walls resonated the Proclamation of the new King, His Majesty Charles III. His Coronation will be a day of pageantry to celebrate next year, a new Carolean era. But, for now, we must come to terms with life without the Queen: her steady, reassuring presence, outstanding sense of duty and 70 years of service. We will think of her as we pass red postboxes initialled ER, as we climb the steps of St Paul’s, walk in the Royal Parks and travel the Elizabeth Line. And we will say thank you. She may have gone, but her legacy lives on forever on the streets of London.
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Above: The Queen attends a state banquet at Bellevue Palace, Germany in 2015. Previous: Opening the East Wing of Somerset House, London, in 2011
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Above: The Queen received cheers from the delighted crowds below when she made a appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on 6 June 2022
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KING CHARLES III THE FORMER PRINCE OF WALES AT THE 81ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY IN 2021
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Above: Queen Elizabeth II visits Paddington Station in London, marking the completion of London's Crossrail project on May 17 2022, and the opening of the Elizabeth Line. Below: The Queen presents Prince Charles with the RHS’s Victoria Medal of Honour at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2009
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I live in Westminster, quite near the river. I love where I live because it’s not trendy, but it has a real sense of community, and I can walk virtually anywhere.
The iconic handbag designer talks to Tallulah Rushaya about being inspired by life in the capital and her latest concept store
I’m committed to using our platform to creating responsibly, finding new ways to lessen our impact and share our findings. We’re also developing new Christmas additions for the Anya Café. Watch this space! L The Stationery Shop is available at The Village until 16 October. anyahindmarch.com
I find inspiration everywhere; it is one of the joys of living in London. The people, visiting galleries, shows, different parts of the city. Something painted on a wall or how people dress. The tourists, the architecture both new and old. I like trying to recreate a sense of a village in Pont Street as well as giving visitors a taste of something special and really British.
I feel very lucky to be able to call this part of town my home. I especially love the back streets and mews, and the little pubs you find there. Our favourites are The Nags Head, The Antelope and The Fox and Hounds, and Pavilion Road for coffee.
David Mellor. I love the madness of the Chelsea Arts Club, and my kids seem to have grown up in the Olivio family of restaurants on Elizabeth Street.
My first memories of London included the Harrods toy department. I remember a little shop on Beauchamp Place that sold Julip ponies, the uniform streets, the shoe shops, museums and the endless possibilities.
After the summer holidays always feels like the start of a new year to me, so it felt like the right time to open AH Stationery. We’ll be stocking our new season oursatchels,multi-pocketaswellasnewstationery
I’m completely stationery- and organisation-obsessed. Sad I know, but true. Not much makes me as happy as a new journal and a freshly-stocked pencil case.
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collection – beautiful leather rulers, folios, bookmarks... my idea of complete heaven in our latest concept store, open from the beginning of September until the end of October. There are artful little pieces that work, but that also serve to animate your home desk, as well as make you smile.
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There’s always so much going on. We’ve just launched the newest colour in our Return To Nature collection, a fully compostable leather that will benefit soil health if you choose to compost it at the end of its life: a bag that could never end up in landfill. We’re also speaking with retailers all over the world about our Universal bag, the new generation’s tote bag, designed to replace single-use plastic carrier bags.
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I love the farmers’ market in my local square on a Saturday and the fact that it’s bang in the middle of London, so you can go anywhere easily. I also love morning walks along the river to Battersea Park, Peter Jones – the ‘Mothership’, for everything for your kitchen, the Conran Shop,
Essex, so a far cry from city life. But it was a happy, free childhood in a beautiful part of the country, yet still close enough to London to be in the thick of things.
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your child’s education, or for the entire journey: primary school all the way through to university.
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There are factors to consider when planning for school fees. These include a tax-e cient regular savings plan, tax benefits involving grandparents, financial gains by paying the fees in a lump sum or monthly instalments and taking out insurance that will help pay school fees should anything happen to you. You should also investigate sibling discounts and whether your child is eligible for a scholarship or bursary.
Parents who opt for private school believe it will give their children the best start to life. However, private education comes with a large price tag – particularly, if you have more than one child. The cost of sending a child to a private school has rocketed at a rate far above inflation. According to data from the Independent Schools Council, private education is nearly 50 per cent more expensive than it was a decade ago.
hoosing the perfect school for your child can be complicated. There are decisions to be made between private or state, single sex or co-education, day or boarding, locations, and facilities to help them thrive socially and academically.