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News of castles, mansions, palaces and more… |
A billionaire and an ex-Formula 1 racer will be among the competitors when the Tour Britannia visits Castle Combe next Saturday.
It is the UK’s premier classic car event of its kind attracting wealthy enthusiasts and top drivers in their pre-1981 classic cars. This year’s tour is based predominantly in the West and Wales.
One of the most successful of the 70-strong entry is 1985 Indianapolis 500 winner and ex-Tyrrell Formula 1 driver, Danny Sullivan, co-driving…(Read more)
Yes, indeed! Divine Lace does something to the female spirit…diviness is contagious…you get it from divine lace!
JeannieinDallas
The Irish Times – Thursday, June 16, 2011
Palace gets record post after visit
BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent
THE VISIT of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland last month prompted more letters to Buckingham Palace than any other royal visit during the Queen’s reign, British ambassador to Ireland Julian King has revealed.
According to Mr King, both the British embassy in Dublin and the Irish Embassy in London received large numbers of letters from people expressin…(Read more)
By Frances Kindon
Jun 16, 2011, 0:38 GMT
Prince William and Kate have reportedly put the brakes on plans to hire staff for their new home in Kensington Palace.
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in London, UK. – Splash NewsThe down-to-earth couple live full-time in a rented cottage in Anglesey, Wales, but plan to take an apartment at William’s childhood home and use it as their London base.
An advert had been published looking for household staff, includi…(Read more)
Anastasia Pines, a sprawling estate in the Aspen, Colorado enclave of Snowmass next door to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s “ranch” has been listed for sale via Christie’s International Real Estate for $36 million.
Privately situated on nearly 200 acres, the estate sits at the top of a ridge at an elevation of around 9,400 feet and affords 360-degree views of the Roaring Fork Valley from nearly every room. Part of the prestigious gated community of Wildcat Ridge, the 12,800-square-foo…(Read more)
Petra Ecclestone is reportedly buying late television producer Aaron Spelling’s mansion and five-acre estate, called “America’s Most Expensive Home” when it went on the market in 2009, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Ecclestone is a 22-year old British heiress to billionaire Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One racing empire.
The property is a 57,000-square-foot French chateau-style house originally listed at $150 million. The LA Times has reported that the home is now…(Read more)
Claudine Pasticos was called into the Château de Hautefort to work on a painting of a young shepherd with his flock and became convinced that she was restoring a Fragonard.
Apart from the subject-matter, an elegantly depicted pastoral scene of the kind the painter loved, she was struck by “the originality, the difference to other painters” and by the “very personal and original” handling of the paint.
Then she discovered an “F” under…(Read more)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ashford Castle is a medieval castle turned five star luxury hotel near Cong in County Galway, Ireland, on the shore of Lough Corrib. Ashford Castle is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World organization.
The castle was built in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman de Burgo family following their defeat of the O’Connors, the Royal House of Connacht, who are still extant in the person of the O’Con…(Read more)
My Love Affair With The Czech Capital
Prague mon amour
By
Mario Masciullo, eTN |
Jun 15, 2011
(eTN) – This is my personal expression of affection for a city – its history, architecture, hospitality, and friendliness of its people – that deserves such a heartfelt tribute. My first encounter with Prague dates back to many years ago. It was a castle that remained impressed in my mind after reading a book from the plot that I dare say was intrigui…(Read more)
The Castles of Washington State: Manresa Castle, Hoquiam Castle
Hoquiam Castle
According to this graph, you’re taking a summer vacation closer to home this year. But there’s no need to feel like you’ve fallen on hard times. Not when The SunBreak Vacation Team has determined that there are least eighteen castles in Washington State that you can either stay in or loiter in front of, proprietorially, with a halberd or mace. (You supply…(Read more)