A new exhibition explores the enduring style of the infamous 18th-century French queen

The platinum blonde in British history

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

The gargantuan, bewildering Louvre

There was no shortage of glitz and glamour at last month’s sale of the late Countess of Airlie’s jewellery, but an exquisite tiara shone the brightest