The grandest gestures of love

IF I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I’d be picking roses for a lifetime,” so says a Swedish proverb. And it’s certainly true as far as I’m concerned. But then the association between rose

FROM temples and mausoleums to castles and memorials, some of the world’s most enduring monuments are dedicated to love. Roman emperor Hadrian went further than most and built a city – Antinoöpolis –

Globetrotter’s diary

Globally acclaimed English tile-maker celebrates 50th anniversary ‘Each tile we make is a piece of art,’ says Doug Watson, who founded an artisanal workshop handcrafting and hand-painting exquisite ce

Across the realms of music, theatre, film and television, the beginning of the year is when the best artists, actors and productions are garlanded with awards for recent work. The Golden Globes kick o

Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the