On August 4, HM the Queen Mother entered her 100th year. A member of the Royal Family for 76 years, a Queen and Lady of the Garter for 63 and Queen Mother for 47, her achievements are celebrated by Hugh Massingberd in Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother: Woman of the Century (Macmillan/The Daily Telegraph, ?14.99). On her birthday, Clarence House will witness scenes of time-honoured rejoicing.
The Queen Mother is currently in better health than she was between 1993 and 1995, and previously nervous fans now depart with 'See you next year.' This summer, after a week of the Garter and Ascot, she danced at Prince Edward's wedding reception; I suspect she just ignores the mounting years. As the Queen Mother heads to the Millennium and her own century, we salute her relish for life.
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A Hampshire Manor for sale that dates back to the days of Alfred the Great, with the most beautiful staircase we've seen in yearsThe ten bedroom property features an indoor swimming pool, jacuzzi, spa complex and stables, and it was restored by the same architect who worked on Downing Street.
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The last miracle of St Boswell? How a Scottish potato field became the world's least-likely producer of sparkling wineThe country has produced its first ‘champagne’ after its producers, Lorna and Trevor Jackson, planted 1,000 vines nine years ago on their farm in St Boswells.
