Today marks the passing of this influential royal. His description of Queen Mary in later life at Marlborough House is classic: ‘In the midst of this shimmering Georgian enclave in bedraggled post-war London, visitors found Queen Mary herself, upright, distinguished, dressed perhaps in blue velvet or in pale greys, around her neck her ropes of matchless pearls.’ Strangers thought of …
At the time of writing, the maha-mayhem in Maharashtra continues, with more twists and turns than on the treacherous Khandala Ghats. Sharad Pawar couldn’t have picked a better occasion or platform to announce his resignation as the supreme boss of the Nationalist Congress Party, which he formed in a fit of pique, back in 1999. There’s Ajit Pawar, an impatient …
At the recently-held state banquet at Buckingham Palace, the Queen Consort, Camilla and the Princess of Wales, Catherine made heads turn. Read on to find out how these pieces came into the Royal family’s possession: The Belgian Sapphire Tiara Camilla, the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom was seen sporting the Belgian Sapphire Tiara at the state banquet. Sometimes this …
The heady scent of jasmine fills the kitchen even before I open the tin. But it is the combination of jasmine and green tea that occupies an exalted place among floral teas. To make them, select strands of tea leaves are individually and skillfully hand-rolled into little tight pearls and mixed with fresh jasmine buds. The best jasmine green tea …
