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So, what does 2024 have in store for Harry and Meghan? Firstly, we can expect to see the duke back on home turf in January. His claim against News Group Newspapers, the publisher of the Sun, for alleged unlawful information gathering, is due to be heard at the High Court. He is also suing Associated Newspapers, the publishers of the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, along with Sir Elton John, Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost. Source link

On that point, we need to return to the little make-up bag momentarily. You see, I didn’t give you the full picture at the beginning. Bobbi spends one of the 36 hours she’s in London with me. She has meetings, manages to see some friends, then heads to Paris with her husband. It is dark season, so the sun isn’t responsible for her appearing so full of life and health, and now I know it’s not layers of make-up, so ask how she does it. “Well, I’m happy, I’m curious, and there’s still a spark. When you lose any of those things when you get older it’s awful. I can visualise myself at 80. I want to be able to hop on a plane with my granddaughter and go to Paris. I want to be able to walk up and down the stairs without holding on. But also I know my face and what’s best about me is my skin. I’ve...

Pulling on that scraggy old pandemic tracksuit is nothing short of depressing. Elevate your at-home experience with Olivia von Halle’s new limited-edition collection that takes a cue from the illustrations of Mary Blair, one of Disney’s first female artists. This is no Cinderella merch, though. Artful robes and pyjamas with heavily embellished lion head motif feature alongside weighty silk velvet slips and co-ordinating slippers. ‘My all-time style icons are Diana Vreeland, Daphne Guinness and Coco Chanel,’ says von Halle. ‘Recently it’s Bianca Jagger — her iconic wedding suit inspired this season’s new cocktail pyjama, the Jagger.’ From £125 (oliviavonhalle.com) Source link

Oversized baker boy caps, Teddy boy styling, Mary Janes and knee high socks gave a vintage British rock and roll feel. Models, including Oldham born Karen Elson and Edie Campbell, walked to a soundtrack featuring Soft Cell, New Order and Cilla Black’s Anyone Who Had a Heart (does anyone have the heart to tell them she’s Scouse?). Source link

And while the auroras can sometimes be seen further south – even appearing over Stonehenge last month – you’ll maximise your chances by going as far north as you can, which in Europe means Norway. Its crenelated northern coast arches over the 69th parallel, comfortably located inside the auroral oval even when it’s at its weakest, so you don’t need unusual space weather conditions to see the lights, just clear skies. It’s less cloudy than Iceland and less frozen than neighbouring Finland, with the sea keeping temperatures higher. The coast is dotted with excellent places to observe the lights all the way round to Kirkenes, close to the Russian border, where I saw the aurora dance deep green right over the roof of the Snowhotel, popping out to catch the display between courses of Arctic cha...

What this podcast has taught me is that there is no one person, there is no written-in-the-stars destiny, most of the time (sorry). Sure, there is luck in Aaron and Rachel's Tube meet-cute in episode one — both being on that same Tube carriage, a seat opposite Rachel becoming available, Aaron happening to have a spare business card in his pocket — but there's a whole lot of choice in it, too: Rachel following Aaron onto that Tube carriage, Aaron taking that seat, Rachel following up on that business card. The transient nature of public transport just forced them to be braver and make those choices more quickly than they might have done in another situation; than many of us might do every day, when a sexy stranger sits next to us on the Victoria Line. Source link

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Christ the Redeemer: I’m told Rio de Janeiro is quite the place — a World Heritage Site with bossa nova and beaches, samba and Santa Teresa, carnival and, er, crime. And then there’s Christ The Redeemer, often cited as one of the new seven modern wonders of the world. Except — it’s not that much of a wonder, is it? There’s no mystery — we know who designed it, how it was built, how much it weighs, its scale (and granted, he’s a hefty boy). It’s not especially old. It’s big, but is it beautiful? Those eyes, man. Never trust a man without pupils. Some see a work of art, I see a concrete lightning rod plonked on top of the Corcovado. People say the size is humbling, but the Statue of Liberty is two-and-a-half times its height; India’s Statue of Unity is more than six times as tall. I can be h...

The latter was a familiar sight amongst guests, as bottles of Moët & Chandon (the awards’ official champs sponsor) really did deck the halls — from magnums right the way down to the mini Moët synonymous with the 90s supermodel set. As such, it was Moët’s table at Monday night’s Fashion Awards that was most lively: see Alexa Chung, glistening in her 16Arlington, mermaid-meets-armour gown alongside its designer Marco Capaldo. Lily James snuggled up to the pair in a Miu Miu frock, whilst award nominees Foday Dumbuya, of Labrum, and Saul Nash chatted with Harry Styles’ stylist Harry Lambert, and ES Magazine’s very own editor, Ben Cobb.  Source link