Annika Purdey is poised by the grand fireplace in the Long Room at Audley House, the headquarters of James Purdey & Sons in Mayfair. She’s having her photograph taken and looking very much at home. As well she might, for on the walls around her are the portraits of her…
“I burst into tears when heading east on the M4” is not a statement one expects to hear from one of the most celebrated war correspondents this country has produced and, famously, the first man into Port Stanley in June 1982 as Britain seized back control in the battle for…
Racing up the foothills of the Carneddau mountains, trying to beat the next rain pulse, my opening question for Gareth Wyn Jones is blown away by a breath – no, a howling gale – of fresh air. That’s what it is like meeting Gareth and two of his dogs, Max…
Eleanor Doughty meets the modern-day chatelaines to find out what life is like running some of Britain’s most historic stately homes, and how they make it work. They may be a little quirky, but when it comes to quintessentially British sports cars, the iconic Morgan is as close to perfection…
Bryn Parry, the former Green Jackets captain is leading a small group of people committed to relieving the suffering of those returning from war, says Rory Knight Bruce. He talks to the founder of Help For Heroes.
