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In April 2017, the annual Oxford Literary Festival hosted a panel discussion for first-time authors. One of the panelists was Paula Cocozza, a journalist at the Guardian, the other, a little-known 26-year-old author from Dublin by the name of Sally Rooney. The following month, Rooney’s first novel, Conversations with Friends, was set to be released, having been sold in a competitive seven-way auction the previous year. But despite the battle to gain the rights to her debut, this paper’s culture editor, who interviewed the pair at the event, recalls that only around ten people showed up. Half of whom were publishers.  Source link

Al-Fayed and Wathen married in 1985 and had four children together: Jasmine, 42, Karim, 39, Camilla, 38, and Omar, 35. Insiders say they were a tight-knit clan growing up. They were raised away from the limelight in the Surrey countryside, and were close to their half-brother Dodi, who was 25 years Jasmine’s elder, spending summers playing with then-princes William and Harry at Kensington Palace thanks to their father’s friendship with Diana. Source link

Since the brand's founding in 2016, the design duo founders behind CLDP, Christian Larson and Andreas Palm, have been on a mission to transform your underwear drawer. Its offering of luxury basics elevates the daily dressing ritual, combining Swedish innovation with premium, eco-conscious materials. For men and women alike, the collection extends to boxers, heavyweight tees, socks, swimwear and homewear, the latter of which includes pyjama shirt sets. Source link

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Starting your own business is exciting. A chance for self-discovery and realising visions. However, it also comes with many anxieties, not least, the period of financial uncertainty you take on when forging your own path. This masterclass with financial expert Johnny Martin is designed to reduce the overwhelm that comes with managing the financial aspects of running a business. In easy-to-understand language, you’ll gain the financial literacy you need to excel.If terms like EBITDA and working capital bring you out in a sweat, then this practical masterclass is your chance to take the fear out of your business finances.The financial aspects of running a business can be overwhelming but you will leave this class with a solid understanding of the language and numbers of business. You will ma...

The Hall was originally built in the 16th Century, with elements added and extended throughout the centuries since. The main building is a grand old girl, with sweeping central staircase, plenty of wood paneling and rich, heritage interiors, with a satisfying amount of homely, plush sofa scattered throughout the downstairs drawing rooms to relax on.  Source link

Alpine grande dames remain bastions of old school glamour, gazing down their long, turreted noses at the frozen lakes, some reluctantly humming a more modern tune, but most dining off stories of winter madcappery and (nearly always) a visit from either Ernest Hemmingway or Sofia Loren, or both. They’re chic, but for the purposes of this article, they’re in their own, rather splendid category. Next up is the reindeer-rugged, Savoyard-style mountain hideaway, where interiors paint an elevated picture of a rustic Alpine lodge with plenty of wood carvings, taxidermy and cowbells. Then, there’s this chic middleground, which actually, it turns out, is quite hard to define. Perhaps it’s the art, the encased flames dancing against the winterscape, the razor-sharp interiors softened with low-slung ...

Then Boozy Mike finished work and poked his head around the door — he’d got the party invite (invitations made it seem like a thing, I thought) but still looked very surprised to find us out there in the drizzle. He sat down on the bench and it immediately sunk into the wet earth. Eva came and had a cider, but was going to her mum’s that night, so couldn’t stay long, she said, looking forlornly at the table of free drinks. Compared to the last girl that lived in my flat, she couldn’t hear a thing from mine, she said, as I basically fainted with relief, wondering if my tiptoe tendons would ever recover. The idea your neighbours must hate you is perhaps more common amongst renters. Then Craig arrived, with gift-bagged Prosecco, and I thought maybe it didn’t have to be so. Source link...

It was every inch as epic as you might have expected. Guests streamed into the Copper Box Arena, in Stratford, led by Lila Moss, Naomi Campbell and Lennon Gallagher. Also at the mega-show was Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa alongside models Ella Richards, Stella Jones and Mia Regan. Source link

When Prince Harry released Spare in January 2023, he not only gave the British public a sneak peek into the inner workings of the monarchy — he blew the bloody doors off.Revelations from the book initially came in courtesy of a leak from Spain, where the book was released ahead of its UK scheduled date. The headlines then came thick and fast about the book’s contents — from William and Kate allegedly encouraging Harry to wear his Nazi costume, to physical family brawls and claims Queen Consort Camilla turned Harry’s bedroom into a dressing room the moment he moved out. Here’s a summary of the bombshell allegations that were dropped at the time.Kate insisted Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaids dress be remadeThe Duchess of Cambridge with Princess Charlotte and other bridesmaids arrive at St ...