The cars at Hampton Court’s concours event combine the weird, the wonderful and the very expensive. And then there’s the people…

The House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1

They said Antonio – later ‘Tony’ – Lago was ‘spietato ma con grande fascino’ (which is to say ‘ruthless, but charming’). And they said of his most famous car that it was ‘une veritable oeuvre d’art’.

Every corner of this characterful London home exudes a certain charm that immediately fills you with a sense of ease and happiness

Grandma’s engagement ring IN the pantheon of stories ...

The gentle crackling of a fire is one of winter’s joys and it can be even more heartening when the fireplace area is decorated with panache