<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in People ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Sir John Major: ‘For all its frustrations, England is where I wish to live. I feel blessed to be British' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/sir-john-major-for-all-its-frustrations-england-is-where-i-wish-to-live-i-feel-blessed-to-be-british uMXr2vSCBFmF68WM9xomnd Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tom Parker Bowles: ‘The English art of the witty put down is unmatched’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/tom-parker-bowles-the-english-art-of-the-witty-put-down-is-unmatched 5abJaCFjvicbx3rKEtVeA3 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hugo Vickers: 'Wallis Simpson enjoyed being the King’s friend, but in no way did she want to become his wife, or to cause a major constitutional crisis' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/hugo-vickers-wallis-simpson-enjoyed-being-the-kings-friend-but-in-no-way-did-she-want-to-become-his-wife-or-to-cause-a-major-constitutional-crisis BEqrphzEmRQSoYyVTJ4jij Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lady Anne Glenconner: ‘Princess Margaret and I were quite naughty then, Elizabeth always had an eye out for us’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/lady-anne-glenconner-princess-margaret-and-i-were-quite-naughty-then-elizabeth-always-had-an-eye-out-for-us xduwiqXuptGzg5EuEEYySd Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Few historical figures have sat at such a rich juncture between power, empire and progress than this East London princess ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/few-historical-figures-have-sat-at-such-a-rich-juncture-between-power-empire-and-progress-than-this-east-london-princess ii4sSZG2vS7QivPEopXLsT Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dame Prue Leith: ‘I won't say we were rolling drunk, but we were definitely tight’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/dame-prue-leith-i-wont-say-we-were-rolling-drunk-but-we-were-definitely-tight Y5QPGPHaAQEXwmmEXpbcrU Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'She said it was the most haunted place she had known and asked if we’d seen all the ghosts': Alexander Armstrong on his first house in the country ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/she-said-it-was-the-most-haunted-place-she-had-known-and-asked-if-wed-seen-all-the-ghosts-alexander-armstrong-on-his-first-house-in-the-country BDo5NePfPqVWeawGy9cjyk Wed, 27 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 11:15:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cariad Lloyd: ‘What I would like people to get from me is a Moomin vibe’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/cariad-lloyd-what-i-would-like-people-to-get-from-me-is-a-moomin-vibe UHUxYxXA53Kouu6XZib9GZ Sat, 16 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Have you considered a dog?A snob's guide to heartbreak ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/have-you-considered-a-dog-a-snobs-guide-to-heartbreak dLNsKhPCyHb5L3vvJuSvq8 Wed, 06 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I hadn't seen anyone who looked like me moving outdoors': Bethany Handley on nature, access, and going up mountains in a pink wheelchair ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/i-hadnt-seen-anyone-who-looked-like-me-moving-outdoors-bethany-handley-on-nature-access-and-going-up-mountains-in-a-pink-wheelchair PVfzgNTM7QEAFpnnhNaaED Tue, 05 May 2026 11:25:00 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marcus Wareing: ‘I’ve sacrificed more than any other chef’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/marcus-wareing-ive-sacrificed-more-than-any-other-chef 9JGPdZue9grsf2KxEWLtAj Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hamish Mackie reveals his dream time-travel destination and the artist he'd most like to meet ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/hamish-mackie-reveals-his-dream-time-travel-destination-and-the-artist-hed-most-like-to-meet qNqGF9hRh2HxHQK7PqjboN Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2026 16:03:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The builders took the roof off and all the walls fell down': Mary King on her first house in the country ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/the-builders-took-the-roof-off-and-all-the-walls-fell-down-mary-king-on-her-first-house-in-the-country 4tS5544gT7fGyFRBEVxvsQ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 09:57:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lock your doors and close the windows, the Royal Family is coming to visit ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/lock-your-doors-and-close-the-windows-the-royal-family-is-coming-to-visit s2MESQRBzHzvphkwpjxNqJ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Audiobooks are closer to how stories used to work before we pretended silence was superior': These are a few of Rankin's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/audiobooks-are-closer-to-how-stories-used-to-work-before-we-pretended-silence-was-superior-these-are-a-few-of-rankins-favourite-things GxqscqfozAcqYmnwNS5HkC Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is the cure for modern life as simple as going for a walk? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/is-the-cure-for-modern-life-as-simple-as-going-for-a-walk a9hQgm8x2tKxZq9VGdvQZ9 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clodagh McKenna on living next door to the real Downton Abbey, meeting her husband at Fortnum & Mason’s and forest bathing ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/clodagh-mckenna-on-living-next-door-to-the-real-downton-abbey-meeting-her-husband-at-fortnum-and-masons-and-forest-bathing BzwXPPNSQQUhvLXKBd87w3 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Titanic cruise line baron who revitalised the fortunes of an entire village sold through the pages of Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-titanic-cruise-line-baron-who-revitalised-the-fortunes-of-an-entire-village-sold-through-the-pages-of-country-life niMTB3BVhaya2XSxMcMRS5 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘He approached death as the next part he was going to play’: Gregory Doran on life after the death of his husband ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/he-approached-death-as-the-next-part-he-was-going-to-play-gregory-doran-on-life-after-the-death-of-his-husband-anthony-sher pYhH9ViorGzVb8P7KN96x Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I have no concept of anyone who's like me. Now, that's either because I'm such an egomaniac that I am sort of completely self obsessed, or … because I haven’t watched enough films’: Monty Don’s consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/i-have-no-concept-of-anyone-whos-like-me-now-thats-either-because-im-such-an-egomaniac-that-i-am-sort-of-completely-self-obsessed-or-because-i-havent-watched-enough-films-monty-dons-consuming-passions o8fveKR2nBTwXpvK7bztnf Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Who wouldn’t want a full head of hair like Paul Anthony Kelly as JFK Jr in "Love Story"?': A snob's guide to hair transplants ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/who-wouldnt-want-a-full-head-of-hair-like-paul-anthony-kelly-as-jfk-jr-in-love-story-a-snobs-guide-to-hair-transplants m7UNrDrWQ5p8JaYHRmqYCZ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I try to offset that sense of boring normality by playing bass in a punk rock band with Robert Peston and Ed Balls’: John Wilson’s consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/i-try-to-offset-that-sense-of-boring-normality-by-playing-bass-in-a-punk-rock-band-with-robert-peston-and-ed-balls-john-wilsons-consuming-passions UszTLrP9FAvn5x56sLfhXP Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:06:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ A snob's guide to out of office messages ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/a-snobs-guide-to-out-of-office-messages Cj2mcVnHEnzjYBtH2g4vem Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These are a few of Dame Prue Leith's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/these-are-a-few-of-dame-prue-leiths-favourite-things tykqnHyQXxZuTEcvUYydPL Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Dialogue is an extension of feeling. If I don’t remember a line, it’s because I haven’t understood why I was saying it’: Claire Foy’s consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/dialogue-is-an-extension-of-feeling-if-i-dont-remember-a-line-its-because-i-havent-understood-why-i-was-saying-it-claire-foys-consuming-passions 9KDcYuLNJNwUStTByEZXoT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Without wishing to sound like a terrible show-off, I’ve been in public with the odd famous person before': A snob's guide to approaching a celebrity ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/without-wishing-to-sound-like-a-terrible-show-off-ive-been-in-public-with-the-odd-famous-person-before-a-snobs-guide-to-approaching-a-celebrity Rru4q2ozemKKRvbNXHhXNo Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Being a jeweller, you have to keep on top of the news, because you're affected so much by the price of gold': Sheherazade Goldsmith’s consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/being-a-jeweller-you-have-to-keep-on-top-of-the-news-because-youre-affected-so-much-by-the-price-of-gold-sheherazade-goldsmiths-consuming-passions rZza8MJ5vekynny2JbA3mY Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Why eavesdropping is back ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/what-is-everyone-talking-about-this-week-why-eavesdropping-is-back yXUZ6gGuNBtnJaks7eAMNj Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard Collett ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/borders-identity-and-the-truth-about-cornish-independence-with-richard-collett KDPwRAK98zhP8ePZxGWQQb Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:42:26 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:43:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sarah Raven: ‘I find nature very inspiring and reassuring, when things are feeling a bit dire in the world and we have world wars’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/sarah-raven-i-find-nature-very-inspiring-and-reassuring-when-things-are-feeling-a-bit-dire-in-the-world-and-we-have-world-wars UZqV5Gs6JBeXQZgAmfVcDo Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A wedding who’s who: Are you the high-maintenance bride, helicopter father or alternative couple? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/a-wedding-whos-who-are-you-the-high-maintenance-bride-helicopter-father-or-alternative-couple WUHLUmiBwkPWcp6Jnz2HbE Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I have 12 dogs and they are my greatest joy': These are a few of Manolo Blahnik's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/i-have-12-dogs-and-they-are-my-greatest-joy-these-are-a-few-of-manolo-blahniks-favourite-things 4sB3KsuHAjLkjm2UFtCfuj Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eve Myles: ‘You wouldn't believe how many Emily Blunt pictures get sent to me to sign’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/eve-myles-im-the-most-non-confrontational-person-youll-ever-meet-whereas-most-of-the-characters-i-play-are-the-most-confident-confrontational-women-going 8BPmwA9A8TEkRUkuZRRed7 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These are a few of James Middleton's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/these-are-a-few-of-james-middletons-favourite-things ZCrwe48Gkmqu4ZpJg83Wgh Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A blue-blood background and a drive to disrupt': Lady Violet Manners on the importance of preserving Britain's privately-owned country homes ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/she-has-drawn-on-two-arguably-paradoxical-personal-resources-a-blue-blood-background-and-a-drive-to-disrupt-violet-manners-on-the-importance-of-preserving-britains-privately-owned-country-homes TA8FP66vCnxbifEugXnkxF Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:44:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'My husband gave me a pendant full of melted snow from the top of Everest': Bridgerton's Julia Quinn on romantic gestures and her consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/there-are-far-more-male-backsides-than-female-backsides-in-bridgerton-and-im-here-for-it-julia-quinns-consuming-passions rPL7GATqprtCPjK6FpeCZF Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:10:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Justine Picardie: Fashion, spies and Elizabeth II's wardrobe, from timeless tweeds to a pair of Marigolds ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/justine-picardie-fashion-spies-and-queen-elizabeth-iis-wardrobe-from-timeless-tweeds-to-a-pair-of-marigolds X3tNVemE4ANMPoWyRq8LJN Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:57:58 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:13:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ The only thing better than a stately home is a stately home in wooden miniature ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/architecture/the-only-thing-better-than-a-stately-home-is-a-stately-home-in-wooden-miniature 9d5aaidWLaSAMjNDcYpi5j Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:59:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I do write in and say they should have more about farming': Zandra Rhodes on The Archers, getting arrested and making clothes for Freddie Mercury ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/i-do-write-in-occasionally-and-say-that-i-think-they-should-have-more-about-farming-zandra-rhodes-on-the-archers-getting-arrested-designing-clothes-for-freddie-mercury-and-her-consuming-passions SejKt8WGHxF7ht7kJ8Smv3 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ These are a few of James Haskell's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/these-are-a-few-of-james-haskells-favourite-things RYaXF64suSzSXCFGjPKMhZ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:10:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Short beards can be extremely becoming on a man (see: The Prince of Wales), but they can carry more bacteria than a dog’s fur': A snob's guide to facial hair ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/short-beards-can-be-extremely-becoming-on-a-man-see-the-prince-of-wales-but-they-can-carry-more-bacteria-than-a-dogs-fur-a-snobs-guide-to-facial-hair syWZSnhC9iqVZJfxsTwf5G Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I’m like: “Give me those tights, let me show you”: Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/im-like-give-me-those-tights-let-me-show-you-ballet-superstar-carlos-acostas-consuming-passions 5B2u2iUYEvYBqTyEsvUM5A Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Please, for heaven’s sake, not a pear-shaped diamond with a gold band’: Proposal etiquette for the modern man ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/please-for-heavens-sake-not-a-pear-shaped-diamond-with-a-gold-band-proposal-etiquette-for-the-modern-man TsRZoZvRCV5PgEBVb9i6sL Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What have the Romans ever done for us? For one thing, taught us the art of seduction ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/with-singlehood-on-the-rise-in-britain-what-love-lessons-can-we-learn-from-the-ancients qf5g9mQWLj6YPAxYmQYiL8 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:02:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:19:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ The W1 set is up in arms about Liz Truss's roof terrace. But what is a members' club without one? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/the-w1-set-is-up-in-arms-about-liz-trusss-roof-terrace-but-what-is-a-members-club-without-one QKHT6T7vrZYAKZydT7WfHZ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:12:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: As Valentine's Day beckons, love letters are making a comeback ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/are-love-letters-making-a-comeback WpWfaAXgaByfHsK2ExhgkG Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I don't consider myself to be a nepo baby at all’: Caroline Avedon on preserving her grandfather's legacy — and her consuming passions ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/art-exhibitions/i-dont-consider-myself-to-be-a-nepo-baby-at-all-caroline-avedon-on-preserving-her-grandfathers-legacy-and-her-consuming-passions mgiUkdK9SSscdi6DWKLZnY Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:44:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jenson Button: 'Get rid of your ego' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/lifestyle/motoring/jenson-button-get-rid-of-your-ego Nvar2ZfwauWQfPPUCepkWD Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ These are a few of Diana Henry's favourite things ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/people/these-are-a-few-of-diana-henrys-favourite-things 9UoyL6cxXUsgvKLzxyLceJ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We made the mistake of accepting the word of a surveyor. Off we went on a voyage of restoration lasting 30 years': Griff Rhys-Jones on his first house in the country ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/we-made-the-mistake-of-accepting-the-word-of-a-surveyor-off-we-went-on-a-voyage-of-restoration-lasting-30-years-griff-rhys-jones-on-his-first-house-in-the-country viKc2jzJAumnm34GM9um2Y Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:23:49 +0000