A series of hilarious tweets that went viral on social media throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been added to the Museum of London‘s ongoing ‘Collecting COVID’ project. The selected posts from the first wave of the pandemic went viral for their wit and resonance with the general public at a time when national morale was … Read more
When old master John Constable set up his easel in 1804 in a rural Hampshire village, he considered the setting so inspirational he recreated it in watercolours. But there are now fears the picturesque landscape that he captured in his ‘A View at Hursley’ could soon look a little different – with three solar farms … Read more
The youngest member of the royal family of Sweden, Prince Oscar, takes central stage in a series of newly released pictures. The four-year-old son of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel looked thrilled as he befriended sheep while in the grounds of Haga Palace in Stockholm on Monday last week. The same day, the young … Read more
Muriel, with her kind heart, exceptional beauty and sporting prowess, is believed to have been the inspiration for many Bond girls. These women’s intriguing names, too, were often drawn from Fleming’s own experiences Handsome. Witty. Suave. Irresistible to women. Bon vivant. Lover of fast cars. Intrepid traveller to exotic locations. An audacious and cunning spy. … Read more