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Goodwood Revival 2025: Pictures from the 'F1 of classic car races'
Here's everything you might have missed if you didn't get the chance to make it to West Sussex's most elegant event.
By James Fisher Published
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What everyone is talking about this week: What is the right way to propose to someone?
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the latest couple to employ 'hidden' photographers to capture their engagement — but at what cost? Will Hosie details how you should do it instead.
By Will Hosie Published
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‘You've survived 550 miles with me, how about a few more?’: The NHS doctors who said yes to love while retracing the flight of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Nothing says romance like pulling ticks out of one another, getting trench foot and retracing a key piece of Stuart history, finds Lotte Brundle.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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Debo Mitford on her childhood at Asthall Manor, from Nancy's 'coming out' dance to Unity's peach-pinching ways
The late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire looks back on her childhood in the Cotswold idyll of Asthall Manor.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Sophia Money-Coutts: What’s the deal with tipping these days, given that literally everything has become more expensive?
Our modern etiquette columnist goes through the dos and don’ts of tipping.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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What everyone is talking about this week: We need to trim school holidays — or give parents a tax break
Week in, week out, Will Hosie rounds up the hottest topics on everyone's lips, in London and beyond.
By Will Hosie Published
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'At the time, I wanted to move to Mexico and go into witness protection': What to do when you're stalking someone on Instagram and accidentally like a post from six years ago
Sophia Money-Coutts is the new Debrett's and she's here every Wednesday to set some modern etiquette wrongs, right.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story
Dave Sexton and Alice Boyd join the Country Life Podcast.
By Toby Keel Published
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‘The closest that screenwriting has ever got to Shakespearean’: In an era of television slop, what should you be watching?
Members of the Country Life team reveal what they’re watching — and rewatching — this autumn.
By Will Hosie Published
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Sophia Money-Coutts: If you have same-sex parents, who should walk you down the aisle?
Sophia Money-Coutts is the new Debrett's and she's here every Wednesday to set some modern etiquette wrongs, right.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott
The CEO of Farlows joins the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary’s joint adventure to the Arctic that you've never heard about and what its re-creation can tell us about the state of Earth
In 1985, Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary adventured to the North Pole; 40 years later, their children re-created the expedition.
By Ben Lerwill Published
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Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy
The bestselling author Ken Follett joins the Country Life Podcast
By James Fisher Published
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The piece I'd never part with: A portrait of blues singer Lead Belly by the 'tricky old rogue' who accidentally kicked one of the Royal corgis
A vigorous portrait of blues singer Lead Belly rekindles art dealer Sara Stewart’s memories of the infuriating genius Howard Morgan.
By Carla Passino Last updated
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'The greatest collection of Surrealism to emerge in recent history’: The contents of iconic art collector Pauline Karpidas’s London home are heading to auction
Works by Andy Warhol and Pablo Picasso are included in the sale of the items in the collector's apartment which overlooks Hyde Park.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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Maria de la Orden’s consuming passions: Dark chocolate, Hockney and the diamond accessories that remind her of her family
The Paris-based designer of sophisticated clothing gives Country Life a peek into the things she loves the most.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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Levison Wood: Trekking the Nile, near-death experiences and why nothing beats a cup of tea and a piece of toast
The adventurer, explorer, writer and film-maker Levison Wood joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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Bruce Hodgson: Artichoke's founder on catflaps, carpentry and the future of crafts
Bruce Hodgson, one of Britain's best furniture makers and carpenters, joins the Country Life Podcast.
By James Fisher Published
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The never-before-seen photographs of The House at Pooh Corner that were taken by Country Life when A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin called it home
Every Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.
By Melanie Bryan Published
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A duchess, a Nazi and a socialist walked into a room: The celebrated and scandalous Mitford sisters reunited
India Knight, the author of ‘Darling’, a retelling of ‘The Pursuit of Love’ by Nancy Mitford imagines what might happen if the six Mitford sisters reunited in 2025.
By India Knight Published
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101 gold rats, a 'self portrait as a horse' and a tribute to motherhood take home top prizes at this year's Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy has announced its 2025 prize winners, spanning talented sculptors, painters and print-makers, with works on display in London until August 19.
By Lotte Brundle Published