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12 Reasons Why You’re Not Loving Living Life After Lockdown

I’ve been totally touched by the number of people from India – in the grip of the deadliest Coronavirus outbreak – messaging me for a link to this story published when the pandemic first hit back in March so I’m sharing it here:

You know the world is on its knees when you’re rubbernecking at the bitter last stand of two dozen ultra-hardcore eco-zealots encircled by one hundred impenetrably steely militia in the epicentre of the peak of a global pandemic when a towering, armed officer dressed in black combat fatigues steps forward and offers to take your selfie for you.

Weddings are finally back, and if there is a season for English nuptials it is undoubtedly summer – when stately buildings give on to glorious grounds and the sound of laughter and clinking of cut crystal converges its mellifluous marital melody across rolled lawns on mellow summer nights. Warm climes are ripe for all kinds of dress, flowing trains, bouquets that are ever more fragrant, when gazebos beckon dancing under the moonlight and the scent of honeysuckle in the air forms the perfect accompaniment to berry-decorated sweets and fine English wines.

Can’t access your favourite destination just yet? Float to your favourite world capitals via scent.

The Burberry Thomas Bear Key Charm
The soundbite: The most iconic key carrier in the sartorial stratosphere

London Is An Influencer’s Playground

We’ve been ejected from the tallest building in the UK, twirled like a ballerina on the world’s most famous bridge and slinked like a London society icon around the ballroom of the Spanish Embassy.

The Future’s Rosé…
Au revoir Champagne. Ciao Prosecco. Here are the finest British cuvees to order after lockdown…
Hambledon

Spend midday to midnight afloat on inner London’s hidden oasis

The Luxury London Hotel Openings You Need to Know About This Summer

Edelweiss vistas top Sub-Saharan savannas. Icelandic sunsets have a Balinese voile. Topaz seas are served warm and bubbly. My skin is Juno with a tint of XPro, my luggage Fantastic Beasts with Bond veneers… I want it all. I want it now.

The spirit of luxury infuses the revelrous English countryside

It’s where the Royal Family calls home, alongside the most expensive real estate on this planet. As intriguing to the retrophile as the modernist, walking through London’s noblest locale there’s the palpable sense of being immersed in a rare breed of London culture that’s been preserved for centuries.

Rolls With It
Hewn from American walnut wood and natural grain leather, Rolls Royce’s limited edition picnic basket is custom made for the iconic British carmaker’s Phantom model.

The reassuring caress of London Grain leather; the ethereal gleam of pale gold; the polished glass cabinets beaming showcases to all manner of sky-coloured adornments; the tireless fruits of the devoted craftsman going about his industry.