This week in Country Life we pay tribute to The Queen, who's birthday it is this week - and we also take a look at the enduring influence of Shakespeare on our language..
** Kate Green meets the team behind The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
** Gavin Stamp reveals the whereabouts of Shakespeare’s skull
** Although he died 400 years ago, Shakespeare’s words are still used every day, explains Michael Billington
** Emma Hughes finds out why we’re so entranced by perfume bottles and which have stood the test of time
** Paul Quagliana spent a year recording the short flowering season of our beguiling tree blossoms
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** Arabella Youens picks the best new-builds and restorations
** Geoff Heath-Taylor reveals the best new country houses in the country
** Our kitchen garden cook gets busy with rhubarb
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You're all invited to Cecil Beaton's Garden Party'The space given over to 'Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party' at the Garden Museum is smaller than Beaton’s own drawing room, but its intimacy is its trump card.'
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Chelsea Flower Show 2025: Ten things not to miss in what promises to be a superb year at the world's greatest horticultural showIt promises to be a stellar year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Kathryn Bradley-Hole previews some of the highlights you can expect, while we take a look ahead to what Country Life will be up to during the week.
