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Queen Elizabeth II isn’t the only one celebrating their 90th birthday this week  as the beloved children’s character Winnie the Pooh is also celebrating nine decades and the pair are celebrating their joint anniversary by meeting on the pages of the new Winnie the Pooh and the Royal Birthday illustrated story. The story sees Winnie...
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For my birthday, I was given a hefty non-fiction book entitled ‘Warrior Women: 3000 Years of Courage and Heroism’ and approached it with caution. I know all too well that misogyny is still a major problem in Western society, despite the progress made towards bridging the inequality between men and women, but I’m still wary...
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Boho has been trying to win back favour in fashion circles for a couple of seasons now. It has wafted around the side-lines and even floated down a catwalk or two but we are not as carefree as we were before, back in those pre-recession days. How can whimsical boho find its feet in our...
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I never knew much about Alan Turing. He was a man my tutor group at school was named after, and he was a man that wasn’t pardoned by the Queen until 2013 for a crime that is no longer a criminal offence, nor should it ever have been. I find it pretty amazing how little...
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Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Princess Diana’s wardrobes are being showcased at Kensington Palace, exploring how they navigated the ‘Fashion Rules’ of each decade. Each of them, constrained by fashion trends, media criticism and pressure to favour home grown designers. We take a look back in time at some 21 never-seen-before dresses that were worn...
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Kate and Wills have kept a pretty low profile since the birth of Prince George this July, appearing only a handful of times at low-key charity events. Yesterday however was set to change that, as they took to the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace to christen their son and heir to the throne. Deciding what...
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