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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clodagh McKenna on living next door to the real Downton Abbey, meeting her husband at Fortnum & Mason’s and forest bathing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle meets the celebrity chef and TV personality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5XeWi75z86zcmQZWGFALAL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Irish chef Clodagh McKenna is best known for whipping up delicious dishes on ITV’s &#039;&lt;em&gt;This Morning&#039;.&lt;/em&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clodagh McKenna]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pulled by camels, powered by grandfathers and the bane of Peter Capaldi: The curious history of the lawnmower ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The history of the lawnmower is a gloriously British tale of eccentricity, brainwaves and dogged determination. Harry Pearson explains. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Gardens &amp; Interiors]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Pearson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kmz8Z9emYBR7n4PB8kMKt5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A commutable country estate that has it all: a lake, its own cricket pitch and a vast swathe of Surrey to call your own ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A magnificent house and over 120 acres of land —yet all within easy reach of London. The Sendholme Estate has it all; Penny Churchill takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Home Counties Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eZH2svsVuBpkvcp3kqwPfA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sendholme is a handsome house at the heart of a 121-acre estate in the Surrey village of Send. It&#039;s for sale at £9.85m for the whole, but the vendor is happy to split it into three lots.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The first detailed and accurate bird’s-eye view of the capital ever seen shows London in a whole new light ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/the-first-detailed-and-accurate-birds-eye-view-of-the-capital-ever-seen-shows-london-in-a-whole-new-light</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new book lets readers travel back in time to a period when myriad timber yards were on the south side of the Thames opposite the Strand and Bermondsey was open countryside. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Life &amp; Style]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zn7J3a6KpwRVKzLLnEnT3B-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[London in the 18th century]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[St James&#039;s Park in the early 18th century during Queen Anne&#039;s reign, much different to how it is today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[London in the 18th century]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was grand, untouched and cheap —too tempting to ignore': Isabel Bannerman on her (rather amazing) first house in the country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gardener and writer Isabel Bannerman went in at the deep end with her first country house: a 300-year-old, Grade I-listed Baroque mansion that was falling to pieces. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ahrtooZJYUNPc9zbFg3iJn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Not your average starter home for a young couple: The Ivy, a Grade I-listed Baroque mansion, was completely dilapidated when Isabel and Julian Bannerman moved in. They transformed the place, and in 1992 it was featured in Country Life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Ivy in Chippenham, Wiltshire, former home of Isabel and Julian Bannerman, as pictured in Country Life in 1992.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don't fancy taking the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 23, 2026? Stop lion to yourself ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/dont-fancy-taking-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-april-23-2026-stop-lion-to-yourself</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's quiz is totally roarsome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2EUABzr3QJLdGTVAdxj4tH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s a lazy life for some.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The man who made daffodils the flower of spring in Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the last few daffodils die back across the country, Tiffany Daneff pays tribute to the Reverend George Engleheart, the man who did more to spread the word about these gorgeous flowers than any other gardener in history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Expert Gardening Tips]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tiffany Daneff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SX2KmGpTeZ8WYVwtB9RqVc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Reverend George Engelheart, on the right of this archive picture, created 720 different types of &lt;em&gt;Narcissus&lt;/em&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Revd George Engelheart]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Salon Privé: Pictures from London's loudest garden party ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/salon-prive-pictures-from-londons-loudest-garden-party</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ All the action from three days of classic and supercar action on the lawns of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Motoring]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJb8abSyCNGQoKNd3NjBE8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Ferrari Enzo with its doors open in front of the RH Chelsea]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Ferrari Enzo with its doors open in front of the RH Chelsea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the secret to choosing colours that are sympathetic to the past? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/what-is-the-secret-to-choosing-colours-that-are-sympathetic-to-the-past</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Natural-paint manufacturer Edward Bulmer has teamed up with Laura Cavendish, Countess of Burlington, to produce 24 new colours inspired by Chatsworth House. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Interiors]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yf6b65MraPfYhUWnJXtA3U-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Milo Brown for Rose of Jericho]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Country Life&#039;s 2025 RHS Chelsea Flower Show stand featured bespoke paint by Rose of Jericho. The colour perfectly suited the antique furniture and neo-Classical columns.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rose of Jericho yellow paint]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The battle for our countryside rages on  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/the-battle-for-our-countryside-rages-on</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Arguments about the despoliation of the British countryside in the name of economic survival are not new, nor are they going away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rural Life]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xKexWbxNphzQ9RCZ3cFxRa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Winding Road taken from Mam Tor near Castleton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Winding Road taken from Mam Tor near Castleton, Peak District, Derbyshire, England]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How heavy is Planet Earth?  Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 22, 2026  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's Earth Day —so here are ten earth-themed questions to test your knowledge of the planet you live on. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:39:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RJxMLs9kr5PYAKYNysHgf3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Earth: pretty damn good. Let&#039;s keep it that way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Country Life images for quiz April 22, 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was always his fever dream... his manifesto': London’s strangest house blends art, modernity and science, and it's just thrown open its doors to visitors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/londons-coolest-and-strangest-house-is-a-manifesto-to-postmodernism-and-one-you-can-now-visit</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Cosmic House is a paean to American architect Charles Jencks’s belief that the universe can be made cosy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tbz6RvpUafYr5JHZ9J5eAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The study at the Cosmic House.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The study at the Cosmic House.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the watch brand favoured by The King, to the £350,000 model featuring more astronomical features than a rocketship, here’s how to hide your money on your wrist  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chris Hall rounds up the more modest (bear with us) launches at this year's Watches and Wonders exposition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:43:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Watches]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Hall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wsFuhui9MxVBi5gnQb6aj6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In February 2026, The King wore an elegant Parmigiani Fleurier Toric to Tolu Coker’s show during London Fashion Week. The watch brand is a hit with industry experts. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The King sitting front row at a London Fashion Week catwalk show in a greige suit]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beauty, meet efficiency:  Seven beautiful eco-homes, from Kent to the Isle of Skye ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth Day is upon us. What better time to look at homes which do their best to save the planet, while also offering charming, beautiful and graceful places to live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:18:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ZeAde5BiBB74uRgoonJ9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This eco-home in Pembrokeshire fits perfectly into the landscape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A snob's guide to what to wear to work  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spoiler alert: shorts and sandals are out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophia Money-Coutts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KV749YERZZU4iDydQqEMoM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only Prada — and a bit of Chanel and Gucci — is good enough for Miranda Priestly. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wear&#039;s Prada]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  'This event epitomised our vision for me: snow leopards and people living in harmony' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/this-event-epitomised-our-vision-for-me-snow-leopards-and-people-living-in-harmony</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This Earth Day, the World Wide Fund for Nature asks its experts to remind us what it's worth fighting for. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BrB6HrgJd3rKKe2onzYfaY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A wild snow leopard triggers a DSLR camera trap high up in mountains of Ladakh in the Indian Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Snow leopard in a mountain setting.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The real life Aladdin's cave in Manchester repairing the world's brass instruments ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From trampled trombones to bruised bugles, the four-strong team at McQueen's  can fix them all —and they have the royal seal of approval, writes Lotte Brundle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Life &amp; Style]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VggVQM7VQb8CVsonKfzi5K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Remembering Elizabeth II in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 21, 2026   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's quiz celebrates what would've been Elizabeth II's 100th birthday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6DaYpBTgS6yirVEav2AJoG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Elizabeth II poses with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1957.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Elizabeth II poses with her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, after their reunion at Lisbon on the roy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where to eat the best risotto alla Milanese in the city where it was created, you ask? An insider’s guide to Milan, for Salone del Mobile and beyond ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's ultimate guide to Italy’s often-underrated city, according to people in the know. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ella Rose Phillips ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W9qfh7v7mrVEGMT4DUp9mJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Duomo di Milano is the largest church in Italy (St. Peter&#039;s Basilica is in the Vatican City) and the third largest in the world. It took more than 600 years to complete (1386–1965)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Duomo Di Milano on sunny spring day]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life April 22, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life April 22, 2026, celebrates the style of Elizabeth II, smaller country houses and the art of lawnmowing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zh8a44qrfmHSYsDEkvjWdF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life 22 April 2026, featuring a leaping red squirrel photographed by Terry Donnelly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life 22 April 2026, featuring a leaping red squirrel photographed by Terry Donnelly.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The only thing better than a country house? A country house with a wine cellar ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Julie Harding picks out five beautiful homes which tick every box —particularly for those who cherish a decent glass of wine. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julie Harding ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSmCTEwquJzVw97y9vvZLa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wine cellars: like sweetshops for grown-ups.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wine cellar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It’s a race to the auction house —Steve McQueen’s most storied watch is up for grabs at Sotheby's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bidders, start your engines. The Heuer Monaco watch worn by the effortlessly cool actor in the 1971 film ‘Le Mans’ is about to go on sale. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Watches]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CpfGdbqcxTYgyD2SKKh8fk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Steve McQueen&#039;s character in &#039;Le Mans&#039; — an effortless speed demon tearing up the road in a Porsche 917.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Steve McQueen]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Name that native tree in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 20, 2026    ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yews, oaks, willows —today's quiz is rooted in our native trees. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XxtaJqV9xp3yavqB6oNgW5-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This tree is very magical looking — but what kind of tree actually is it?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A big tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When is a watch not just a watch? When it's also a piece of high jewellery  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Felix Bischof selects his favourite timepieces from this year's Watches and Wonders that also double as beautifully pieces of jewellery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Felix Bischof ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umTLRfWzZxbmn7QtzfJv29-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An idyllic old rectory in Wiltshire that's for sale for the first time in more than 60 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The current owners are saying goodbye having owned the place since the 1960s; and their predecessors had it in their hands from the time it was built three centuries ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Penny Churchill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UtXDjGfU53jyfvAFM89vki-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Old Rectory in Alton Barnes is a classic Queen Anne-style building.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Titanic cruise line baron who revitalised the fortunes of an entire village sold through the pages of Country Life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan tells the story of James Ismay whose countryside labour of love featured in Country Life multiple times. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melanie Bryan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eCmZp6C8Zith6T9TkNJcsW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Titanic leaving Southampton on her fateful maiden voyage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Titanic leaving Southampton on her fateful maiden voyage on 10th April 1912]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: No verbiage, please, we're British  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/what-is-everyone-talking-about-this-week-no-verbiage-please-were-british</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What makes a good writer? Clarity is usually a good start. Yet LinkedIn users and job spec authors don't seem to have got the memo. Could AI help them? Will Hosie is doubtful. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CcXh3iCFYe2MnEVdkJXXv7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Orwell would have issued an instant veto on LinkedIn-ese. If only C-suite executives would open a book once in a while. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[George Orwell recording for a BBC broadcast]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aston Martin Valhalla: A brilliantly calibrated hypercar that won't make you deaf and won't try to kill you ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/aston-martin-valhalla-a-brilliantly-calibrated-hypercar-that-wont-make-you-deaf-and-wont-try-to-kill-you</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aston Martin's first production mid-engined hypercar is the most accomplished car they've ever made. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SkzmtoDMNY7urW5ZVEKtyA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italian greyhounds — the smallest sighthound with the biggest following ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/dogs/italian-greyhounds-the-smallest-sighthound-with-the-biggest-following</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Italian greyhounds — or ‘iggies’ — are one of the smallest dog breeds, known for their affectionate temperament, athleticism and city-friendly size. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Florence Allen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DGFde5Z9iV6huocTBLZB8E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A few of Jo and Martin Amsel’s 12 Italian greyhounds mid-zoomies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of Italian greyhounds running through a wildflower meadow, with one dog bounding towards the camera and others blurred in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A dozen delightful properties for sale, as seen in Country Life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/a-dozen-delightful-properties-for-sale-as-seen-in-country-life</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This week's selection of magnificent homes to come to market via the pages of Country Life includes a dream house in the Surrey Hills. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tLn8VumLEz9tWoNMuomtUS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A beautiful home, a beautiful setting and a straightforward commute to London at this house near Dorking. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘He approached death as the next part he was going to play’: Gregory Doran on life after the death of his husband  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare company set out on a worldwide search for all of Shakespeare’s first folios after his husband died four years ago. Lotte Brundle pulls up the curtain on his consuming passions. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kj4DCdUPQfpnUg9vs3bfu5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Sunday Times described Gregory Doran as &#039;one of the great Shakespearians of his generation&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gregory Doran]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ampleforth Abbey: How an iconic architect somehow blended Gothic Revival, Arts-and-Crafts and Modernism with clarity, simplicity and spatial coherence ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On the centenary of Ampleforth Abbey's first consecration, John Goodall looks at the evolution of this North Yorkshire church by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, which illustrates the architect’s journey from antiquarianism to abstraction. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Goodall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qdiQKkMBZ353fi2GR6o4aA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fig 1: The exterior of Ampleforth Abbey with its central belfry tower rising above the choir and south transept. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire, seen from the terrace]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of Ireland's prettiest villages, transformed by a billionaire who made it his labour of love,and now the entire place is up for sale ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Village at Lyons was crumbling to pieces when Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair, saved it —and it's gone on to thrive. Now, the next chapter of its 300-year history is set to begin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Overseas Properties]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DhbvFm5hh8nHKTYGLjn5VJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sotheby&#039;s International Realty / Keith Mahon / Digital Food Marketing Ireland / Matteo Tuniz / MediaPro ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Village at Lyons is like something from the pages of a romance novel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Village for Sale in Ireland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rooting for you: The many merits of the valerian ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/rooting-for-you-the-many-merits-of-the-valerian</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A versatile herb valued as a tonic for the nervous system, valerian’s soporific effects were once considered a great asset to public decorum, discovers Deborah Nicholls-Lee. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deborah Nicholls-Lee ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DMRR2r5TE39oYPGbeNAby4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The plant’s scent is particularly appreciated by felines, who may roll in its vivid green foliage and chew on the root, much as they would with catmint.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Valerian flower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A window on the wild: The best of British wildlife photography ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates the wonder of the natural world. Whether it’s a patchwork leaf-cutter bee hard at work or the springtime spectacle of boxing hares, here’s our pick of the best shots ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stuart Martel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KuPwCLxAnAB4sPYCMoEcuV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s boxing day for the brown hares of Bintree in Norfolk, captured in Sarah Darnell&#039;s &#039;The Fur Flew&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two hares boxing ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The theatrical-inspired London hotel suite that I would break a leg to stay in again ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/places-to-stay/the-theatrical-inspired-london-hotel-suite-that-i-would-break-a-leg-to-stay-in-again</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Oliver Messel Terrace Suite at The Dorchester was originally dreamt up by the eponymous stage designer. Lotte Brundle stays the night. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Places to stay]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XT7cjEAzr3feue7uVugSbH-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sweeping views from the suite&#039;s terrace show off the London skyline.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Oliver Messel suite]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Congreve: The exquisite Irish garden on an unimaginable scale   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even superlatives are dwarfed by the scale and quality of the garden of Mount Congreve, in Co Waterford, Ireland. Charles Quest-Ritson traces its story. Photographs by Jonathan Hession. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sn9ugQS9Tn9Bjw98n45HPE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The view through the magnolias at the garden of Mount Congreve to the trout-rich River Suir. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The garden of Mount Congreve]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A gorgeous cottage for sale in the heart of the village where 'Downton Abbey' was filmed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/cotswolds/a-gorgeous-cottage-for-sale-in-the-heart-of-the-village-where-downton-abbey-was-filmed</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The charming Cotswolds village of Bampton was made famous by the filming of 'Downton Abbey' —and one of its prettiest homes is currently for sale. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jo6xpHaFrHKuhaLnG2TZwX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Old Forge is in the heart of Bampton, Oxfordshire, where &lt;em&gt;Downton Abbey&lt;/em&gt; was filmed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marine mammals reign supreme in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 17, 2026  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your knowledge of whales, dolphins, manatees and more in today's Country Life Quiz. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AggjW6rSHPWfXbiZdNi9Ug-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beluga whales are highly social Arctic mammals. They are fully white, possess flexible necks and don&#039;t have a dorsal fin — so that they can swim more easily under the ice.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beluga whale porpoising in an icy sea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The best letters feel necessary, as though the writer couldn’t not write them': Shaun Usher opens the envelope on 13 years of Letters Live ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/whether-its-funny-furious-tender-or-mundane-the-best-letters-feel-necessary-as-though-the-writer-couldnt-not-write-them-shaun-usher-opens-the-envelope-on-13-years-of-letters-live</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From humble beginnings at a book launch, to events across the world, James Fisher investigates the enduring appeal of the letter from its greatest curator. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pF5S2Mm8nZMaQxPFSsKQ96-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stop being led astray by red herrings —here is what the fish is really like ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/nature-wildlife/stop-being-led-astray-by-red-herrings-here-is-what-the-species-of-fish-is-really-like</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chris Dwyer takes a deep dive into the rich and intriguing lore of the flatulent fish that gave us Yarmouth Bloaters and kippers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Dwyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MNKaq8o3348NqGsAKQqgpF-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Somewhere in the region of one trillion herring swim in our waters.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Herrings]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The keys to the kingdom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/the-keys-to-the-kingdom</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The keys to the kingdom ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An exquisite home just outside Bath with a history that touches on Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Jack the Ripper and the invention of the flushing loo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Batheaston House's beauty is only surpassed by its fascinating history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/58Z6fzW2i25LXfaAUrj3bB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A quick lunch with Paddle 655, the man who bought the world's most expensive egg ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/jewellery/a-quick-lunch-with-paddle-655-the-man-who-bought-the-worlds-most-expensive-egg</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Winter Egg, by Fabergé, sold for £22.895 million. Jonathan Self sits down with the mysterious buyer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Self ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5vH4pFQMPUYvhmzp5anNwG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Victorian stable block that became a fun-filled (and award-winning) family home in one of the leafiest parts of London  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This house down the road from Kew Gardens shows just what can be done with a 19th century home —and it's looking for new owners. Will Hosie steps inside. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ATHL9VLLVWCEEV9X3WSzn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new buildings are connected via a glazed stairwell and occupy the site of a former stable block.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Property for Sale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coasts and counties in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, April 16, 2026 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/quiz/coasts-and-counties-in-the-country-life-quiz-of-the-day-april-16-2026</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Everything you could ever want to know about the counties of the UK, in one place. Don't say we don't spoil you. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Country Life Quiz]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6NugacSaXzPi3uy9Npx2qJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Where would you find this delightful beach?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a beach from above, showing the sea and the sand. The sand is very white, the sea is very blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is now the time to buy a country house? Strutt & Parker's experts join the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ James Fisher is joined by Oli Custance Baker, head of Strutt & Parker’s National Country House Department, and Sarah Brown, director of Strutt & Parker’s south west region, to chat about houses. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tt42FdNuEyYJXfg6QiyCaU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Buying a country house — such as this one in Bampton in Oxfordshire — is the dream for many of us. Is now the time to pursue that dream?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bampton in Oxfordshire - the village where Downton Abbey was filmed ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alan Titchmarsh: The thrill of raising a plant from a speck of dust or a green leaf can only be learned first-hand ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Theory and study is grand, says Alan Titchmarsh —but it'll never take the place of learning practical skills at the hands of an expert. A new initiative is about to make doing so much easier. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Titchmarsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TS9WBpcfYaNMzHw8JCGpfe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the founders of Weaver Green turned a Victorian cricket pavilion into the perfect off-grid escape  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This restored cricket pavilion is the perfect escape from the demands of busy lives, finds Arabella Youens. Photographs by Simon Brown. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Arabella Youens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/as9VNnVb6NAQfqXt89PZhb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cushions and throws made from recycled plastic by the couple’s firm, Weaver Green.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Renovated cricket pavilion ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many seamen does it take to move a Rolls-Royce and a Land Rover from a royal yacht? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeremy Taylor gets to grips with a fleet of cars that lived in a bespoke garage aboard RY Britannia ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qEeR4aFPYgi2WqBitu2piK-1280-80.jpg">
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