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Dear Friends I love gardens and I always feel very lucky that my two favourite hotels are surrounded by acres and acres of perfectly manicured lawns, carefully laid out beds bursting with seasonal colour and mature woodland providing a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and the ideal place for a game of hide and go seek! VisitBritain promoted 2016 as the Year of the English Garden, in celebration of one of England’s greatest attractions and to mark the 300th anniversary of ‘Capability’ Brown.

We hope our guests will celebrate our gardens too. Cliveden’s 375 acres are cared for by the National Trust’s Andrew Mudge, who has spent virtually every waking hour of his tenure as Head Gardener perfecting the estate, a fascinating collection of very distinctive authentically planted gardens. Not quite everything is Andrew’s responsibility however, and our horticultural ‘spaces’ include the recently created and award-winning Astor Grill courtyard, a riverside acre by Spring Cottage and the Walled Garden, home to the Profumo Pool and our new Spa which opens in late spring and will complete the Cliveden restoration and refurbishment project.

Chewton Glen’s gardens are somewhat more challenging for us in terms of their upkeep although Estate Manager Darren Venables always seems to make light work of the 130 acres. Darren’s floral displays continue to impress, however it is his efforts growing edible produce that have been most commendable. The Heritage Orchard planted to commemorate the hotel’s 50th anniversary produced its first crop and behind the scenes Darren’s network of fruit and vegetable filled Polytunnels has reached almost industrial proportions. The imminent opening of ‘The Kitchen’, our new cookery school and informal restaurant, has given Darren another opportunity to expand with even more raised beds and a rather swanky anthracite Alitex greenhouse.

With so much work and planning going into Chewton Glen, we were all cock-a-hoop when the property was voted number one in the Hoteliers’ Hotels Top 100 list this summer in industry magazine The Caterer. Cliveden also achieved a very respectable fifth place in the same poll. All of us were humbled to receive such recognition from our industry peers and the good and great of the hotel world.

As you have probably gathered, it is going to be yet another exciting year for both establishments and although some would argue that we are at the top of our game, I would counter that it is still very much work in progress, perpetually evolving, with a team continually engaged in striving for the best and making things happen…

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A FLYING START 6 Making history: Ben Ainslie and team are out to win the America’s Cup.

THE PLAY’S THE THING 10 A day in the life running The Globe.

CUTTING EDGE 19 The fine art of tailoring and the return of slow style.

BEAR NECESSITIES 24 Adventurer Bear Grylls wants to get us all back outside.

GRILLED TO PERFECTION 32 Simon Carter feasts at The Astor Grill. HOW DOES THE GARDEN GROW? 36 Gardening on a grand scale – from Cliveden to Chewton Glen via ‘Capability’ Brown.

AT YOUR SERVICE 45 Creating bespoke adventures and experiences.

A TASTE OF HONEY 48 There is a buzz in the air: bee keeping with Relais & Chateaux.

THE KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL 56 James Martin returns to Chewton Glen with his friends.

ENGLISH WINE SPARKLES 62 Olly Smith’s personal guide to English fizz.

THE DIVINE MRS M 66 Secrets of the stones revealed by Alisa Moussaieff.

SKINCARE SECRETS 71 The next big thing in beauty has arrived.

AGELESS STYLE 76 Fashion for the ‘Midult’.

THE SPIRIT OF PLACE 81 Caroline Phillips discovers the wonders of Laos.

BABY STEPS 84 The unstoppable Sarah Parish on running a charity and filming Broadchurch.

RIDING HIGH 88 A love of horse racing, riding and driving is in the Royal’s DNA.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS 92 Enjoyed from the comfort of the Bentley Bentayga.

KEEPING TIME 96 Celebrating the world’s first waterproof wristwatch – Rolex’s Oyster.

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Speed, spectacle and thrills; that is what Sir Ben Ainslie and his team Land Rover BAR delivered in front of hundreds

of thousands of spectators at Portsmouth this summer for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series (a programme of races held around the world culminating in the America’s Cup

next year). The best sailors in the world manoeuvred the fastest boats in the world (wing-sailed 45ft catamarans) – gybing, lifting and ‘flying’ at exhilarating speeds metres from the shoreline. The team were yelled on to success by the crowd; a heart-lurching result of just one point securing a second win on home waters, following

the team’s World Series debut victory in 2015. Skipper and Team Principal Sir Ben Ainslie commented: “It is brilliant for us as the home team to win again in front of our home crowd.” Nick Hutton, Trimmer, added: “It was awesome to win at home. It is the key event of our year. It is like Wembley for us.”

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The Race Village allowed a close-up view of the racing, complemented by large screens broadcasting the live action with commentary, on-board footage, plus expert insight and analysis from competing teams and sailing personalities pre- and post-race. There were opportunities for people to find out more about the sport and the sailors with the introduction of a Tech Zone and Team Zone. Chewton Glen guests enjoyed the excitement with VIP access to the Victory Lounge and viewing pavilion overlooking the racing, as well as benefitting from race briefings, viewing the racing boats, meeting the teams and enjoying celebratory fizz.

Well over 130,000 spectators attended. Such numbers are unheard of in sailing, but there is an Olympic-type fever building around Ben and Land Rover BAR and the campaign to ‘Bring The Cup Home’. And why not?

Ben is our most successful Olympian sailor of all time and, following the glorious cache of medals Team GB brought home from this year’s Olympics and Paralympics, our next international sporting challenge is to win the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda next summer – where the World Series’ top challenger will face defending champion Oracle Team USA.

Founded in 1851, the America’s Cup is the oldest international sporting trophy in the world. It has only ever been won by four countries and never by Britain, yet was born in these waters. The first race was organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron – a single race around the Isle of Wight, open to yachts of all nations, which the schooner America won. The race was renamed the America’s Cup and became a challenge trophy, open to sailing clubs of all nations; American

teams successfully defending the Cup against all challenges for 132 years (the longest winning streak in sport), until an Australian team won in 1983. The Cup has become one of sport’s most revered trophies with challenges from five continents, and it is characterised by some of the most thrilling dramas and bitter rivalries in sporting history.

Perhaps our time has come. At the time of writing Land Rover BAR are topping the leaderboard in the World Series. The positions determine the starting points score of the teams in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, with the top challenger meeting defending champion Oracle Team USA.

Ben again: “It means a huge amount to us. For a new team to be leading the World Series now is a good indication of how far we have come, but there is still a long way to go, a lot of hard work between now and the America’s Cup.”

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Land Rover BAR represents the best chance Britain has had in the last 165 years to win this trophy. Ironically it was Ben’s performance with Oracle Team USA in 2013, bringing the team back from the brink to secure the 34th America’s Cup, that inspired Britain’s current challenge.

Entrepreneur, businessman and keen sailor Sir Keith Mills (Deputy Chairman London 2012 Olympic Games and Chairman Invictus Games) explains: “Ben is an extraordinary sportsman... Watching Ben get on the US boat in San Francisco in 2013 and watching that magnificent comeback was a sort of Eureka moment. Sir Charles Dunstone [founding shareholder and Chairman] and I realised that Ben needed an opportunity... We were on the phone that week discussing how we could get behind Ben.”

He continues: “Successful businessmen get a big kick from being part of a sports team and helping them succeed... I personally find winning intoxicating. The moment in Singapore when they announced that London had won the Olympic Games was fantastically exciting, and winning the

America’s Cup will be equally exciting. More exciting perhaps because Britain has never won it before. Being part of a team that makes that happen is very special.

“This is a sporting challenge, but it is also a business challenge. Our objective is firstly to win the America’s Cup because, if we do that, our yacht club, the Royal Yacht Squadron, becomes trustee of the Cup and the rules allow us to take control so that we can transform it into a more sustainable sport.”

Winning the America’s Cup will quite literally be a game changer. To this end there has been massive investment in an iconic new base in Portsmouth for Land Rover BAR that incorporates massive workshops, new Tech Deck education centre and even gyms to help the sailors’ necessarily relentless pursuit for fitness.

Technical expertise is equally impressive with CEO Martin Whitmarsh, previously in F1 as CEO of McLaren, joining the team – particularly appropriate as the design and build of these race boats, like F1, is hugely technical.

“Winning the America’s Cup will open many other opportunities. We have established a new charity, the 1851 Trust, which I chair. With the Duchess of Cambridge and Ben Ainslie as our Patrons, we aim to use the America’s Cup to support a number of programmes to engage young people... focusing on youth sailing, STEM education, the marine environment and marine training and apprenticeships.

“With the right team everything is possible. We will make history and bring the Cup home to Britain for the first time in over 160 years. The time is right now to make our bid. The stars are aligned.”

The pressure is on.

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35TH AMERICA’S CUPBermuda: Louise Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers, 26 April 2017. The top challenger meets defending champion Oracle Team USA in 35th America’s Cup Match, beginning 17 June 2017.www.lvacwsportsmouth.comland-rover-bar.americascup.com

WITH THE RIGHT TEAM EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE. WE WILL MAKE HISTORY AND BRING THE CUP HOME TO BRITAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 160 YEARS.

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Neil Constable’s office lies at the top of The Globe Theatre on London’s Bankside, only a few steps from the wings of the reconstructed Shakespearean stage. The sounds of the hand-tolled bells calling the audience in to each show waft

through the window, reminding us this is no ordinary business – and no ordinary Chief Executive.

Running the world’s leading centre for the performance and study of Shakespeare is a delicate balancing act that Neil has performed since 2010 – attracting 1 million visitors and achieving a turnover of £23 million last year without any regular public funding. The Globe has a truly worldwide reach and importance, never more so than in the year celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Here Neil provides an insight into his working life, revealing that – not unlike a performance – no day is ever like another.

What brought you to The Globe? I am someone who has always worked in the arts sector, having

spent 16 years at the Royal Shakespeare Company and more than seven years running the Almeida Theatre. I came to see a performance and was blown away by how the organisation’s relationship with the canon of Shakespeare plays and the audience had really taken a huge upswing. Walking around, I could see that the project – Sam Wanamaker’s vision – had not been completed. There was an education centre still to build, an indoor playhouse, and another project yet to be achieved. I realised there were a lot of areas where the Chief Executive could provide support and leadership.

How do you fund a not-for-profit venture? It is about getting as many people as possible to engage with the

work. Now we have a winter season in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and a summer season in The Globe Theatre. My role is making sure that the commercial side supports mission-led activities. We have a destination restaurant, a bar, and a beautiful balcony room overlooking the river. We do 30 weddings a year, plus a corporate entertaining space where we do sit-down banquets for 220 people,

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and we host awards ceremonies and presentations. People tend to think of us as a theatre venue. Actually, with the cultural tourism offer, exhibition and tour, Globe education, retail, and banqueting and catering, it is a significant operation. Our big area for fundraising is for our capital projects. We have both corporate and individual philanthropic and trust foundation support, and family trust support.

What have the Shakespeare400 celebrations meant for The Globe?

Of course it means everyone else is doing more Shakespeare, but here it is in the building that Shakespeare would recognise. We always joke with our

colleagues in Stratford that we are the workplace and Stratford is the birthplace. Shakespeare spent just as much time in London plying his trade as an actor and writer and being a part of the company in which he was a shareholder. There has been a wonderful focus on The Globe during the Shakespeare400. Our Globe To Globe Hamlet tour finished its 197-country tour playing at Kronberg Castle – which is Elsinore – and I was with the company in its final country as the Queen of Denmark watched the play in the ballroom where the funeral meats had been turned into the wedding feast. Twenty-four hours later we welcomed the US President to see The Globe for the first time on the national day of celebration,

Tim McMullan as Prospero in Dominic Dromgoole’s The Tempest. © Marc Brenner

Shakespeare’s Globe production of Hamlet Globe to Globe, touring every country in the world. © Bronwen Sharp

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and we screened the Complete Walk: 37 short films shown on large screens from Westminster to Tower Bridge, all shot in the locations where they were set. Having Jonathan Pryce doing Merchant of Venice from the Jewish Ghetto, Julius Caesar in the Roman Forum, and Merry Wives of Windsor in Windsor Great Park was our contribution to the anniversary weekend.

What inspired you to spend much of your life involved in Shakespeare?

It was something that I immediately warmed to, as I had a very good English teacher. At school, I was someone who was running the theatre and directing shows. I trained at drama school in stage management and technical theatre; 31 years in – although my parents are still waiting for me to get a proper job – I have had a very good time. Understanding how the work gets produced and how

it is consumed – and how to lead an organisation in a way that ensures that their creative spirit makes a contribution to the work – is something that I have always had to do.

What does a normal day look like? My day is always varied. As the

spokesperson for the company and the figurehead, I can go from meeting President Obama and HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, one morning to chairing a senior management team meeting or working on the strategy for China. I spend three months of the year travelling. We have a US board, significant programmes in China and, of course, my team need to see the Chief Executive, so a lot of my time is ensuring I see the work – whether plays, workshops, demonstrations or public events. I start around 10am and quite often finish

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when the curtain comes down in the evening, because I am meeting guests or cultivating prospects. I live at the Barbican, close to where Shakespeare took lodgings, so my walk to work is very similar to his. I take the journey he would have taken from the City past St Paul’s, although he crossed the river by boat. I am very fortunate that my commute has beautiful views and follows in the footsteps of our house writer.

What are the highs and lows of your role?

The upside is seeing the thousands of people leaving a performance, having had a life-changing experience. The long hours can be challenging, but both our theatre spaces provide me with the energy that keeps me going. It is inspiring to see how Shakespeare changes people’s lives. One of my greatest personal highlights was getting the indoor playhouse built, because it had sat there as a shell of a building for 16 years, waiting to be fitted out.

What next for The Globe? I want to complete Project Prospero –

creating a new exhibition, a library and archive, and a production centre. We have the opportunity of being gifted copies of all the four folios in their original versions and all the plays in their original quarto form. With our fantastic archive, we want to provide better opportunities for scholars and academics to base themselves here to study Shakespearean performance. The growth in the number of productions means we need to improve facilities for our artists and creative teams, too. It is a £30 million project and we aim to open that building in 2020. The story of completing The Globe project has certainly not ended.

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Savile Row is the most iconic address in the world for bespoke tailoring and No 1 Savile Row has been home to legendary tailors Gieves & Hawkes for over 100 years.

The company’s origins date back to the 18th century as outfitters of the British Army and the Royal Navy with clients including illustrious military officers such as Admiral Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington. Back then tailoring was about marrying extreme function with elegant form to take the wearer from battlefield to ballroom.

The role of creating and caring for the splendid uniforms of His (now Her) Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms was given to Gieves & Hawkes by George V. It is a duty that is still honoured with the guards coming to No 1 Savile Row to dress before going on to Buckingham Palace for ceremonial occasions such as the Opening of Parliament. In addition generations of royalty, from George III to Prince

William , Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Henry of Wales, have been looked after by Gieves & Hawke’s master tailors.

Today tailoring is about traditional craftsmanship coupled with contemporary style. This is reflected in the recent refurbishment of No 1 Savile Row which has respected its extraordinary heritage while introducing a more modern tone. A visit is an experience in itself, with archives, military department, seasonal ready-to-wear collections, made to measure and bespoke workshops all under one roof.

Gieves & Hawkes still continue to create the discreet classics and formal attire for which British tailoring is renowned, however, mindful that lifestyles have changed, they have embraced the move towards lighter fabrics, relaxed elegance and the resurgence in individuality.

“Menswear is going through a revolution,” says William Matthews of Gieves & Hawkes, “Men are more confident about their personal style and they are looking for a more dressed up casual mode of dress.”

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Davide Taub, Headcutter with Gieves & Hawkes, says: “When I came onto the Row it felt quite traditional. Increasingly, more young people are coming into the trade and there is more energy. The mix and diversity in our workshop reflects this: young, old, women, men, and all different nationalities.”

Everything is cut and made in house on the premises, and crafted with skill and care. Fit is paramount: not only to flatter the client, but to complement their lifestyle and character.

Davide continues: “The garments that we make are expensive, for want of a better word, but you get that comfort and style which is unobtainable in ready to wear. These clothes are sculpted to each individual physique; they are unique and that gives the wearer confidence.”

In terms of quality and durability they provide value. “Looked after well suits can last five to 15 years or longer. They can be altered and repaired and they can get even better as they are worn and enjoyed.”

The tailor’s craft is not only a practical skill, but is about developing a relationship with the client and understanding what they want and how they are going to wear it: “You make them the designer – although we carefully guide them with our experience and knowledge.

“No suit is the same. You can have five men order a suit in the same cloth [although unlikely with hundreds of fabrics to choose] and each suit would be unique, fitting in different ways to suit different purposes.

“Clients want to do more than follow the latest designer fashions. Bespoke tailoring allows them to pick and choose from traditional to avant garde, and add playful detailing.”

The workshops are more like art studios with cloth being worked and tailor dummies in various states of dress as fabric is layered and basted into sculpted forms. “We use stitching to work two dimensional cloth into something three dimensional.”

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This is where tailors craft clients’ passions and dreams: a super-functional driving jacket for a sports car enthusiast with action pleats at the back of the arm and detachable bib providing extra protection for open top driving; a special three-piece white silk trouser suit, soft, chic, intricate and delicate, being made for a woman’s wedding day. (Yes, they do womenswear, too.) There was a woman who wanted her favourite Jean Muir suit that she had had since the 1980s replicated – Davide picking out a new cloth for a different feel. Then there was the big chunky coat designed for one man who remembered travelling around Europe in something similar back in the 1960s – apparently people have stopped him in the street to comment on his coat.

These pieces are ageless; a three-piece tweed suit could be chosen by an older chap or a hip young guy.

The work is highly skilled: “Training is ongoing. It takes three to four years before you can call yourself a tailor, another four years after that you can be called a proper tailor, and nine to 10 years until you really know what you are doing.

“In the 1960s people would be buying a heavy suit; now people want to look smart, but not weighed down. Today’s cloths are lighter and more fragile.”

But adapting to clients and expectations is, as Davide says, what Savile Row was made for.

If British tailoring is about heritage and tradition, fit and cut, Italian tailoring is all éclat and lightness of touch. It is a very different look and Ermenegildo Zegna is recognised as one of the forerunners of this style. This eponymous business was founded over a century ago, in 1910, with the intention to make the world’s most beautiful fabrics. To this end the company sources wool from its own sheep farm in Australia which is then transported to mills in Trivero in Italy to produce the company’s own selection of some 500 light, soft and supple fine quality fabrics.

Today the company is still family-run, however it has evolved to encompass ready-to-wear collections, made to measure and customisation services.

There is a Casual Luxury collection: an informal wardrobe that combines practicality with elegance and includes sportswear. The latest addition to this collection has been Japanese denim (considered the best denim in the world), introduced this year in recognition that this erstwhile workwear is now part of our style lexicon – although this time perfectly tailored.

Then there is the Su Misura made to measure service, updated this year with the introduction of the ‘Broken Suit’ – described as a stylish unmatch of blazer and trousers, cut in the same fabric yet sporting different patterns; an impeccably chic new way of dressing formally.

The ethos that individuality is the ultimate expression of luxury is central to Zegna’s Su Misura service. The level of personalisation starts with Zegna’s unique fabrics. Fit ranges from classic to progressive, and all the company’s tailors are meticulously trained in Zegna’s Su Misura Academy and can carry out fittings wherever customers require: in store, at home or in the office. Customers can mix and match pieces to create their own looks, and almost everything can be personalised, including waterproof outerwear, removable cashmere linings and buttons and cufflinks. Launched in 2012, the Personalization Project, a unique part of Su Misura, allows a limited number of made to measure suits (no more than 100 per season) to be made from ultrafine fabric specifically created for the client and further customised with the customer’s name or a personal message woven into the selvedge. What luxury.

As fashion gets faster, style is enjoyed slowly. And tailoring is the ultimate statement. Formal or casual, distinguished British or finest Italian styling, it is individual, personal, and just dandy.

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Bear Grylls is a man who looks at his happiest covered in mud. And neither, for an adventurer, could he be more appropriately named.

He recalls a childhood spent outdoors on the Isle of Wight. “I was quite shy as a kid, but loved to climb with my dad; that was a very bonding thing for me at a young age. I dreamt of climbing Everest aged eight, after my dad gave me a picture of the mountain; to have achieved it while he was still alive meant so much.

“I always wanted to be a climber and a soldier, and I am so proud to have done both to the best of my ability. My dad always said, ‘follow your dreams and follow what you are good at naturally’. The TV bit was never on the radar growing up. That kind of came left field!

“Channel 4 read the book I wrote on climbing Everest and when they discovered my military background [he served with 21 Regiment Special Air Service as a trooper, survival instructor and patrol medic], they approached me to host a survival show where I ‘get dropped into the wild and show what I would do to stay alive’. That was the beginning of an incredible journey that has been a huge privilege, from Running Wild, where I take Hollywood stars away on adventures, to The Island and ITV’s Survival School, TV shows that we have devised and I love to do.”

The book that started it all was Facing Up: relating how at 23, only two years after breaking his back in a parachuting accident, Bear overcame illness, fatigue and poor weather conditions to become one of the youngest Britons to reach the summit of Everest. It starts with a filmic account of the accident; his parachute tearing and Bear crashing into the desert floor – “Within a whisker of severing my spinal cord and being paralysed for life”.

Instead determination, an instinct for survival and a spirit for adventure has shaped him into a rugged outdoorsy hero at a time when lives are mostly lived indoors and online and disconnected from nature. Instead, Bear has captured our imaginations, turned survival into entertainment and fun. His popular TV programmes are supported by opportunities to discover survival techniques and the thrill of activity through Bear Grylls’ Survival Academies, Survival Races and Outdoor Festivals; celebrating adventure and activity, and challenging us to find our warrior spirit.

If you like easy access to a decent coffee and a hot shower, it can look a bit macho, uncomfortable and cold. However Bear says it is important to live life boldly.

“Adventure brings people together in a totally unique way, and it gives a confidence and a pride that money cannot buy. In the wild you form very real, honest and vulnerable friendships with people. Adventure breaks down barriers and creates wonderful and lasting connections, and helps people overcome their own fears and boundaries.

“I am so proud of our Survival Academies and the way they empower people. I love hearing the stories people come back with after completing a course. I am proud that adventure is at the heart of all that we do as a team. To get people out there doing our courses and getting out of their comfort zones and growing in awareness is what I love most about our Academies. Above all it builds the sort of quiet confidence that comes from knowing you are able to look after yourself or your family in an emergency.”

In a life packed with exploits, standout moments include taking President Obama on an adventure to Alaska. He is also proud to have been the youngest Chief Scout to be appointed; just 35 years old when he first took up the post.

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“My main goal is always to encourage those who might not normally get the chance to get out there and experience their own adventures! The Scouts does that like no other youth organisation and it inspires great life values and life-long friendships. To this day, I still get the same feeling of excitement and energy now as I did when I first started adventuring through the Scouts – it does not matter where I am, something special happens when we step out into the open and are confronted with a big challenge or adventure. There is also that wonderful sense of belonging, as if being outside with good friends is where we are all really meant to be.”

Of course, Everest is up there, too, in his list of achievements. “Reaching the summit of Everest was extraordinary – small, like a coffee table, the highest point on our planet, the roof of the world. At 7.20am on the morning of 26 May 1998, I reached the summit, we watched the sun rise over the Chinese Tibetan plateau. Those images are locked in me forever.

“Climbing Everest was definitely life changing, and passing SAS Selection was life forming. But our journey as a family and as a father [to three sons, Jesse, 12, Marmaduke, nine, and Huckleberry, seven] is what I am most proud of. Our boys love adventure and I always encourage that. Whether I am exploring caves in Wales, or just making a camp in the garden at home, adventure is always what you make of it.”

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ADVENTURE BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A TOTALLY UNIQUE WAY, AND IT GIVES A CONFIDENCE AND A PRIDE THAT MONEY CANNOT BUY.

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Since 1986 and its change of use to a luxury destination hotel, Cliveden has taken aim at delivering top end dining. This was perhaps a natural extension

of the history of the building, reflecting the tastes of the Astors, where as far back as 1956 Albert Roux was employed by Nancy Astor as a scullery boy.

The memory fades a little on the exhaustive roll call of top chefs who have graced the hotel kitchens over the years: Ron Maxfield, Michael Wignall, Gary Jones, Daniel Galmiche, Mark Dodson, Robert Thompson and Chris Horridge – all of whom enjoyed varying degrees of Michelin success while each grappled with stamping their signatures and personalities on Waldo’s restaurant.

Waldo’s was the basement space in the main house, a destination dining venue of choice, indeed a venue choice which often perplexed reviewers and diners alike as there existed a far more welcoming, naturally bright and (potentially) beautiful space upstairs which was perpetually offered as an alternative, called The Terrace restaurant.

After 2012 and the arrival of the Livingstones, the subsequent major strategic investments made by the brothers (alongside the National Trust) have transformed Cliveden. The process has taken the returning

visitor far beyond the place of beauty that, for example, might be remembered from its early days as a leading hotel of the mid-1980s.

Today, Waldo’s restaurant as a dining space is no more. André Garrett, Roux Scholar and former Head Chef at Michelin starred Galvin at Windows, now enjoys two years’ service at his eponymous restaurant at Cliveden (in what was previously The Terrace). This room has been lovingly and extensively restored, doing full justice to the food and vice versa, with more than impeccable service, beautiful décor and sweeping countryside views. The diner is further elevated by the taste, texture and presentation of the cuisine.

There has remained, however, a further opportunity to satisfy the growing band of loyal returning guests while pleasing new visitors in equal measures. For example, let us imagine guests staying two or three nights, may they be tempted to dine off-property? What if Cliveden were to offer a relaxed, informal, accessible, but vibrant venue with a broad menu of familiar classics: one where the food might be anything from snacks to something more substantial with an all-day grill menu format, coupled with a reasonable wine list and showcased in an historical space? Eureka! The Astor Grill was conceived, and proudly born in April 2016.

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The Astor Grill is situated in the Duke of Westminster’s original stable block. Stepping through the large wrought iron gates leads into the beautiful alfresco courtyard setting for around 40 guests dining in summer, with the welcoming main room seating around another 40 diners. To the left in the courtyard is also the discrete new high-tech Churchill Room and Motor House meeting facilities.

Entering the main restaurant, the diner is left in no doubt that this was once a stable block. The restaurant space itself was the original home to the last private owner’s (Lord Astor’s) much loved (and most valuable) stock of fillies. The adjacent building once supported another hobby, acting as garage to his large collection of luxury motorcars.

The décor is romantically sympathetic to the origins of the stable with each individual booth (seating up to six) formed from one of the original stalls, including preserved flooring and run off areas. The horse theme runs subtly throughout: table legs are carved wooden horses’ legs, horse figurines and full size saddles feature, along with images of horses on drapes. Lighting is a clever combination of natural, subtle spotlights, ceiling and wall-mounted fittings.

The menu is a classic grill; the first impression being The Ivy meets Cliveden. Starting with three signature cocktails – such as a Bloody Nancy, Bellini and Astor Fizz – the playful nature of the menu continues for those lighter eaters with ‘snacks’, ‘small plates’ and ‘salads’: Waldorf, Cliveden Superfood and Chicken Cobb demonstrate salads that reflect the meeting of the venue with modern times perfectly.

The menu continues with ‘mains’ and ‘sauces’. Fish features in four choices including beautiful halibut ‘from the grill’, the latter section providing the main draw of The Astor Grill for some, be it the double loin lamb chop (Barnsley Chop), Veal Cutlet, Ribeye or Fillet providing the definitive meat eaters paradise. These share space on the menu with two types of burger: The Astor Burger and the Shrimp and Scallop Burger. The latter proves delicious with a lightness of touch, accurate seasoning and a delicacy of flavour. Lobster and Chips offers the indulgence of luxury meets comfort food. The ubiquitous, yet here beautifully constructed, Truffled Triple Cooked Chips are included on the ‘sides’, along with the requisite vegetables and salad offerings. Among ‘desserts’ are a

Peanut Butter and Milk Chocolate Mousse along with classics like soufflé, cheesecake, trifle and plate of English cheeses.

The wine list offers something for all pockets and tastes, New and Old World, and reflects the nature of our times. Service is relaxed and informal in a family-friendly atmosphere. Thanks to the acoustics, the 40 covers room never gets too noisy, more a gentle buzz of satisfaction, while the host of the room – Callum Hird – seamlessly manages staff while engaging with customers. The Astor Grill provides a setting to truly relax and unwind.

In the context of the culinary history of Cliveden, the addition of more informal, relaxed and accessible dining is something of a departure, but for returning guests, visitors and long-stayers alike, it is a most welcome addition and will no doubt thrive well into the future, doing full justice to its nod to the history of its origin.

THE RESTAURANT SPACE ITSELF WAS THE ORIGINAL HOME TO THE LAST PRIVATE OWNER’S (LORD ASTOR’S) MUCH LOVED (AND MOST VALUABLE) STOCK OF FILLIES.

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FROM CAPABILITY BROWN TO CHEWTON GLEN VIA CLIVEDEN, HOW HAVE THE GARDENS OF LARGE ESTATES CHANGED? EMMA CAULTON ASKS ANDREW MUDGE, HEAD GARDENER, CLIVEDEN, AND DARREN VENABLES, ESTATE MANAGER, CHEWTON GLEN

The Year of the Garden marked the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, gardener on a grand scale, moving hills, planting woods and

creating lakes and rivers to form elegant, seamlessly natural schemes. Over the centuries his influence has been far reaching; it can be argued that every landscape gardener since has been at least in part inspired by Brown. It is true of the gardens at both Cliveden and Chewton Glen, even though they are very different. Cliveden is a garden that looks to its past for inspiration; in contrast, Chewton Glen’s gardens break new ground.

Andrew Mudge, Head Gardener at Cliveden, wonders whether Cliveden’s 375 acres of formal gardens and designed landscape owes something to Brown. He muses: “It is not inconceivable that Brown came here while he was working at our neighbour’s, Taplow Court.”

Cliveden’s gardens were laid out by Charles Bridgeman, whose work is likely to have influenced Brown as it was Bridgeman who designed the

dramatic gardens at Stowe where Brown later worked. Bridgeman was known for combining formal elements such as parterres and avenues with less structured features, such as paths winding through woodland to viewing points, amphitheatres, ha-has and garden buildings and statues used to create vistas; all of which can be found at Cliveden.

Bridgeman considered “views out into the countryside are as important as those in the garden”. Andrew explains that this was coined more succinctly by Brown as “borrowed landscape”.

Much of Cliveden’s original 18th century landscape is still intact. One of its most iconic features is the formal parterre, one of the largest in Europe. First laid out in the 18th century to a relatively simple scheme comprising an expanse of lawn surrounded by gravel walks and double rows of elms, by the mid-19th century the parterre had been neglected; the Duke of Sutherland’s son described it as a prairie.

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The Head Gardener at the time, John Fleming, redesigned the parterre as the complex pattern of interlocking wedge-shaped flower beds we see today. He also pioneered a new style of planting, experimenting with colour and successive bedding displays, filling the beds with a seasonal mix of bulbs, annuals and shrubs such as gladioli, hollyhocks, tulips and pansies.

Andrew reintroduced this style of planting in 2010. It is not the only time he has referenced the past to inform his planting and design decisions. He has also opened up views and vistas in the 18th century landscape so that you can see the river, reinstated Lord Astor’s maze from the 1890s and, most recently, restored the rose garden, designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe in the 1950s to provide Lord Astor with somewhere tranquil to sit at the end of the day. The garden was based on a painting by Klee, but the design had lost its shape and the planting had lost its colour. Andrew restored it according to Jellicoe’s vision with organic curving paths and beds, rose colours representing sunrise in the east and sunset in the west, moving from soft yellows through fiery oranges to deeper shades, and plants

that are higher at the sides and lower in the centre so that roses seem to envelope you.

Gardeners in the past did not have to factor in vast numbers of visitors – Cliveden is one of the busiest National Trust properties.

“We have increased colour and planting in the gardens to meet the expectations of visitors, especially as we have a lot of repeat visitors; some come almost every day.

“One of the biggest issues I have to manage is wear and tear; making high wear areas more robust. A good example of that is the Long Garden. Everyone wants to walk up the middle between the beds, so we laid artificial turf there – purists slated me, but it is easily returnable and this spring when we had 21,000 hyacinths in bloom it enabled us to channel people down the central path.”

Another difference between past and present is the workforce. “In the past there was a staff of 65 working on the grounds including gardeners, agricultural workers, woodmen and handymen. Today there is a team of 10, plus two trainees, however we benefit from mechanisation which makes a huge difference, and the team is

MUCH OF CLIVEDEN’S ORIGINAL 18TH CENTURY LANDSCAPE IS STILL INTACT. ONE OF ITS MOST ICONIC FEATURES IS THE FORMAL PARTERRE, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN EUROPE.

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supplemented by 45 volunteers with five or six volunteers working each day – we could not manage what we do without them.”

Despite volunteers and mechanisation, the workload is immense. Gesturing toward the parterre, Andew says, “Trimming the hedges of the parterre alone is a three-week job every year and it takes Nick on the mower four hours twice a week to cut the grass. It is a big, big patch of garden.”

Next project is the Duke’s Garden: “As the gardens are Grade 1 listed we cannot introduce new features and we are very mindful about conserving and restoring what is here, however nothing stands still – even when gardens are historic and listed, they still evolve.”

While Andrew oversees a garden with a legacy, Darren Venables, Estate Manager at Chewton Glen, is developing a garden for the future. In the spirit of Brown, this is 130 acres of mostly informal landscaping with wooded valley, water garden, meadows and orchards and meandering paths. And while Andrew researches, restores and reinterprets past schemes at Cliveden, Darren, along with Managing Director Andrew Stembridge, himself a keen gardener, is breaking new ground, managing an estate with a strong green ethos.

New elements are regularly introduced, many in response to the hotel’s needs. These have included a productive walled kitchen garden, also used for afternoon teas, barbecues and picnics, and it can be decorated for events such as weddings. The latest developments include a second kitchen garden and bespoke Alitex greenhouse alongside the new cookery school and restaurant. The intention is that people attending cookery courses will be able to go into the greenhouse or the kitchen garden and pick fresh herbs and produce. Like Cliveden it is all about the experience, just a very different experience.

Chewton Glen’s gardens are not only decorative. This is a garden where form follows function, everything has a purpose. There is an astonishing range of produce grown in the impressive plant nursery, a stroll away from the kitchens, bars and Spa. Darren points out: “There is a lavender garden so that we can pick fresh lavender every day for the Spa. Lemon verbena is used in sorbets, while mint is used for mojitos – drunk as though they are going out of fashion!”

There are two soft fruit areas of blackcurrants, raspberries and tayberries, used in juices and smoothies in the Spa. Crops in the nursery and

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kitchen garden include chillies, tomatoes, curly kale, black kale, leeks, white and red onions, shallots, rainbow chard and rhubarb. Darren also experiments with new crops such as forced seakale (“It has a beautiful white stem and the taste is unbelievable, similar to mustard”), yams and goji berries.

“Everything we produce is used; nothing is wasted. There are no gluts as we have learned to grow in phases with regular crops.”

There are also unexpected crops. Gorse has been planted around the grounds so that Rupert Holloway of Conker Spirit can make Chewton Glen’s very own gin. Jennifer Williams of Naked Jam makes jams, jellies and syrups for Chewton Glen from produce foraged from the estate. As part of a new project, Julie Astley-Weston of Chilly b Soap will make Chewton Glen’s own natural soaps from rosehips, herbs and flowers picked in the grounds.

The grand plan is to create and sustain one giant eco-system. Supporting wildlife is key to this. Darren works with the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to home hedgehogs, well known as a friend to the gardener. Bat boxes have been positioned in woodland and birds are encouraged, too, as they eat pests. Two and a half thousand hawthorn plants for hedges have been planted, providing habitats for wildlife, and hedging is only cut every two or three years to allow for nesting birds. “You can hear birdsong any time of the day or night,” says Darren.

The banks of the brook running through the grounds have been opened up to encourage

kingfishers and there is a focus on supporting bees with 70 hives around the estate (managed by Rob Oliver of Beeline Honey and providing Chewton Glen with its own honey) and an emphasis on bee-friendly flowers, including two new perennial borders stocked with alliums, begonias, dahlias, hellebores and sedums.

It is gardening, but not necessarily as ‘Capability’ would recognise it. Technology is integrated into gardening best practice with an irrigation system controlled from Darren’s desk, dependent on rainfall and evaporation which is measured each day. There are two weather stations and three reservoirs with stored water collected from the tennis court roofs and natural springs.

Yet Darren is also creating legacies. One, perhaps unexpectedly, is a bug hotel constructed using reclaimed materials from the estate: “It gets us more social media attention than anything else! Everyone is copying it which I see as a compliment.”

Another is the heritage orchard planted last winter as a 50th anniversary flagship project. “I had help from Andrew at Cliveden and Jen of Naked Jam who both came up with the same name: Andrew Howard of The Heritage Fruit Tree Company. The result is 250 trees with 158 of the very rarest apples, plums, pears and peaches. I did not want any heritage orchard, I wanted to plant the best heritage orchard!”

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An imaginative selection of itineraries includes quintessentially English enjoyments: taking to the skies for a flying lesson in a vintage de Havilland Tiger Moth with incredible views from the open cockpit; shooting parties on a private country estate; and the only “access all areas” pass to Henley Royal Regatta.

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Humphreys of Henley was born out of Samantha’s desire to share with others the hidden wonders of this corner of the country. Inspiration for experiences comes from a countryside that has it all: heritage; royalty; celebrity; culture; sport. There are private islands, country estates, and villages that host the deadliest and most loved English county, Midsomer.

“We have been stunned by the number of ‘Investigate Midsomer Murders’ tours that we arrange. Guests love the series so much that they ask for a chauffeur and a personal guide to take them around the beautiful villages and market towns that star in the series. Guests do not see any filming, however they meet some of the locals who have been extras, and go ‘behind the scenes’ at locations that include Henley on Thames, home to Causton Courthouse, Hambleden and Turville, two of the most filmed villages in England, and village pubs from the TV

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Horse riding can be arranged, whether a gentle trot through the ancient oak woodland and wide open deer parks of Windsor Great Park or an exhilarating gallop through glorious countryside up hill and down dale. There are falconry experiences that provide the opportunity to get up close, handling, feeding and flying magnificent birds of prey. Then there is a “Royal” experience that can include a tour of the inspiring gardens of Highgrove, created by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, followed by a visit to Highclere Castle, better known as Downton Abbey, seat of the Carnarvons since 1679. Finish off with a champagne cruise down the River Thames on The Enchantress – following in the wake of Edward VIII,

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, and The Princess Royal, who have all been passengers on this historic vessel.

This is arranged through another of Humphreys of Henley’s partners, Hobbs of Henley. Established in 1870, Hobbs have the largest hire fleet on the River Thames, including traditional vintage umpire launches, built by Hobbs to follow the races at Henley Royal Regatta, Olympic class motor launches, built for VIP transport for the London Olympics and perfect for days out, and Edwardian-style launches providing one of the finest views from which to enjoy the spectacle of Henley Royal Regatta or Henley Festival.

What about simply taking a cruise along the river, in the spirit of Wind in the Willows, a work inspired by this scenic stretch of the Thames, with an

indulgent hamper for a picnic? For a more exclusive experience, Hobbs of Henley have teamed up with Cliveden to offer a special river adventure from Henley to Cliveden, past Bisham Abbey, through Marlow and Cookham, stopping for lunch at a waterside pub or restaurant along the way. Arriving at your pre-reserved mooring at Cliveden, guests are greeted by a chauffeur driven Land Rover and taken to their luxurious room – with a bottle of Taittinger champagne and luscious chocolates waiting. Dine in the restaurant with views over the parterre to the Thames sparkling below and relax.

From Midsomer Murders to Wind in the Willows, and cruises, hacks, flights and shoots, it is indeed all about enjoying the experience. Samantha adds: “It is about creating that which is hard to find and impossible to forget!”

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A TASTE OF HONEYTHERE IS A BUZZ IN THE AIR AT RELAIS & CHÂTEAUX

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Saving the world can be done in small steps. Encouraging bees helps. Bees are indicators of the health of our eco-systems and the only pollinators for a large number of plants – one-third of our food supply would disappear

without bees. Yet they are at risk of extinction. This is attributed primarily to the widespread use of neonicotinoid-based pesticides and insecticides, however loss of habitat, disease, pests, climate change and modified pollen (from genetically modified crops) may also be contributory factors.

It is essential that the environments bees thrive in are restored and protected. Relais & Châteaux, a collection of over 540 individual and exceptional hotels and restaurants around the world (including Chewton Glen and Cliveden), are at the forefront of the hospitality business in leading efforts to support beekeeping. Relais & Châteaux have created a Honey Map to identify those bee-friendly member hotels, from England to New Zealand, producing delicious honey, bee-inspired beauty products and beekeeping experiences.

FRANCEGrande Maison Bernard Magrez, BordeauxIn 2009, Bernard Magrez began reintroducing bees at vineyards throughout the Bordeaux region as part of an art project initiated by Pierre Grangé-Praderas which aimed to bring back domestic bees to wine growing areas and help increase pollination as well as produce honey.

Hostellerie La Cheneaudière, Colroy-la-RocheLa Cheneaudière sell their own line of natural beauty products, called Simples et Miel, that are paraben-free and dye-free, and made using pure water from Colroy-la-Roche springs, honey from the property’s beehives, berries from the Vosges forest and plants from surrounding meadows.

Relais Bernard Loiseau, Saulieu, BurgundySince July 2014, 200,000 black bees of Burgundy have been living on the rooftops of Relais Bernard Loiseau in small hives designed especially for them and tended by Thomas Décombard of Apidis, a family beekeeping business specialising in the production of hive and honey products for more than 120 years.

Saint James, ParisSaint James installed beehives in a garden adjacent to the restaurant terrace with expert help from Timothée Quellard of Ekodev. The honey from Saint James’ bees can be enjoyed in the morning pastries and guests are invited to watch the annual harvesting of the honey, discover the importance of protecting bees and taste the house honey.

Harvesting honey at Tobira Onsen Myojinkan, Nagano.

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GERMANYHotel Bareiss, Black ForestThe carefully tended kitchen garden is a refuge for three bee colonies. The honey they produce is on the breakfast menu every morning and is also used in a royal jelly treatment at the Spa.

ITALYRelais San Maurizio, Santo Stefano BelboLocated in Piedmont, one of Italy’s most famous gastronomic regions, Relais San Maurizio has made a name in the beekeeping trade (practised here by Cistercian monks since the 17th century). It makes its own honey, called Abbey Honey, on a hilltop swept by sea breezes and surrounded by grapevines, between the Alps and the Mediterranean.

JAPAN Tobira Onsen Myojinkan, NaganoThis charming hotel, built in 1931, is hidden in the heart of the “Japanese Alps”. It is a little gem, within a national park, between snowcapped peaks and hot springs known for their healing properties. Amid this lush landscape a number of beehives have been installed to improve biodiversity and produce honey, harvested annually.

NETHERLANDS Château St. Gerlach, Valkenburg aan de GeulChâteau St. Gerlach has five beehives and a display hive where visitors can watch Carniolan bees hard at work. Last year they produced 150 kg of honey served at breakfast, used in desserts, given as gifts and sold. St. Gerlach’s Chef Otto Nijenhuis is a certified beekeeper and member of the Dutch Beekeepers Association.

NEW ZEALANDHuka Lodge, WaikatoTwo years ago when Executive Chef Paul Froggatt arrived at Huka Lodge in New Zealand, he began scouring the area for fresh inspiration. He became friends with a local beekeeper who persuaded Paul to let him move some hives to Huka Lodge, developing an important Queen Bee breeding programme and providing fresh honey for desserts enjoyed by guests.

SPAINAbadia Retuerta LeDomaine, ValladolidThis region has an ancient association with beekeeping and quality honey production. Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine has teamed up with Montes de Valvení to offer guests a chance to play beekeeper, visiting the apiary dressed in beekeeping gear and getting up close to the hives.

A BEE CELEBRATIONAnother initiative has been The Joy of Bees, an immersive experiential art installation, created by Relais & Châteaux in collaboration with Bompas & Parr. Launched in London in October 2016, a honeypot of bee-inspired experiences included a fragrant indoor garden, observation live hive, honeycomb-inspired art, and tastings of some of the rarest honeys in the world, collected from Relais & Châteaux properties, conducted by honey sommeliers.

Philippe Gombert, President of Relais & Châteaux said: “Every member of our group is determined to protect, share and showcase the richness and diversity of their locale and our honey producers are the perfect example of this. [The Joy of Bees] is an entertaining and educational experience celebrating our properties, our beekeepers, the humble but essential honeybee and our heritage of culinary excellence.”Proceeds from The Joy of Bees were donated to The British Beekeepers Association.www.relaischateaux.com

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SWITZERLANDBeau-Rivage Hotel, GenevaYou do not need acres of parkland to support hives. On this hotel’s rooftop is Le Petit Beau-Rivage, a series of beehives that are home to nearly 180,000 bees providing the Hotel with its own honey. In addition guests are invited to visit the hives under the guidance of beekeeper Audric De Campeau, founder of eco-responsible company CitizenBees.

UKChewton Glen, New Forest, EnglandA huge amount of effort has gone into making the Hotel more sustainable including encouraging a variety of wildlife such as hedgehogs, birds and bees to improve the estate’s eco-system. A handful of beehives (in collaboration with Beeline Honey) has grown to 70 this summer, while flower planting choices consider bees’ favourites, including borage, phacelia and lavender. The Hotel’s honey is used in desserts such as iced honeycomb parfait.

Llangoed Hall, WalesLlangoed Hall is strongly committed to being environmentally friendly with free range ducks, hens and quails in the grounds and, more recently, beehives installed in the gardens, helping to supply locavore Head Chef Nick Brodie with an abundance of quality local produce year round.

Longueville Manor, JerseyLongueville Manor has embarked on an ambitious environmental conservation programme called New Leaf. This includes maintaining 24 hives that produce fragrant honey for guests as well as supporting Jersey’s Durrell Wildlife Preservation Trust which works to protect species close to extinction.

USAWinvian Farm, Connecticut Chef Chris Eddy of Winvian Farm bought some hives from local apiary Red Bee Honey to supplement his seed-to-table menu and support his commitment to sustainable development. Forty-five hectares of grounds including three acres of organic productive gardens are now buzzing with activity.

Urban beekeeping - on the rooftop of Beau-Rivage Hotel, Geneva

At Château St. Gerlach in Valenburg ann de Geul, the Chef is a certified beekeeper.

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Bransgore Beaulieu

Originally built in 1902 the property sits in the centre of the 27 acre estate surrounded on all sides by woodland forming most boundaries of the property. The house has been subject to a complete refurbishment programme by the current owners and is beautifully presented with an annex ideally suited for staff or a relative. The gardens and grounds enjoy an artificial grass all-weather tennis court and to the east are two paddocks both of about two acres with a large timber field shelter. The majority of the land sits to the south of the house and rolls away to a meadow valley and stream surrounded by mixed woodland. Energy Efficiency Rating: D

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A distinguished and substantial country house with an exclusive address and a spectacular riverside location. The property affords stunning views towards Palace House, Beaulieu, and boasts what is believed to be the most extensive river frontage for any property along the Beaulieu river. There is a striking indoor pool complex with bi-fold doors that open to the outside terrace and gardens. In addition a recently extended pretty three bedroom cottage within the grounds has its own river frontage, terrace and garage; ideal for family, staff or income. A separate garage complex, various storage buildings and a summerhouse are also provided within the extensive grounds which measure approximately 9 acres. Energy Performance Rating: D.

Please contact the Lymington office to arrange a viewing

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Brockenhurst office:

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Bransgore Beaulieu

Originally built in 1902 the property sits in the centre of the 27 acre estate surrounded on all sides by woodland forming most boundaries of the property. The house has been subject to a complete refurbishment programme by the current owners and is beautifully presented with an annex ideally suited for staff or a relative. The gardens and grounds enjoy an artificial grass all-weather tennis court and to the east are two paddocks both of about two acres with a large timber field shelter. The majority of the land sits to the south of the house and rolls away to a meadow valley and stream surrounded by mixed woodland. Energy Efficiency Rating: D

Please contact the Burley office to arrange a viewing

A distinguished and substantial country house with an exclusive address and a spectacular riverside location. The property affords stunning views towards Palace House, Beaulieu, and boasts what is believed to be the most extensive river frontage for any property along the Beaulieu river. There is a striking indoor pool complex with bi-fold doors that open to the outside terrace and gardens. In addition a recently extended pretty three bedroom cottage within the grounds has its own river frontage, terrace and garage; ideal for family, staff or income. A separate garage complex, various storage buildings and a summerhouse are also provided within the extensive grounds which measure approximately 9 acres. Energy Performance Rating: D.

Please contact the Lymington office to arrange a viewing

£3,250,000 £ Price on Application

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Beautifully appointed two to three-Bedroom apartment

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THE KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

JAMES MARTIN RETURNS TO CHEWTON GLEN AND THIS TIME HE IS BRINGING HIS FRIENDS; ANDREW STEMBRIDGE TALKS ABOUT THE KITCHEN

The hot news is Chewton Glen’s latest venture: The Kitchen cookery school. This is another of Managing Director Andrew Stembridge’s ideas. “Ideas are like planting seeds; sometimes they grow. We had been

propagating this one for a long time.”The idea has not only grown, but fruited, following Andrew

contacting TV chef James Martin and asking him (over a cup of coffee) if he would be on board if Chewton Glen opened a cookery school.

“We have involved James in every stage of the process. Having developed The Cookery Club for P&O Cruises, he has experience of what works and what does not. James always wanted a cookery school on land and a restaurant in the area where he started – he is coming home. There will be regular James days, but he is also bringing some of his chums with him, including Rob Cottam as Tutor Chef, who previously ran The Cookery Club for James.

James adds: “I owe Chewton Glen a lot in terms of my career as I worked there when I was about 20; it holds a special place on my CV. The quality of the hotel is second to none, so to return 20 years later is a pleasure.

“I have been involved with almost everything from planning meetings, architects, ovens and layout to hiring the team, pretty much from day one. Rob who is in charge of the cookery school has worked with me for two years now.”

Andrew again: “The intention always had been to turn what was once one of the estate’s original gatehouse cottages into something more exciting. There was another seed of an idea: to establish a more informal dining space; then the thought of a cookery school emerged.”

What has evolved is not simply a cookery school, but the best cookery school, plus an informal brassiere-style eaterie. “We wanted something more casual on-site for a completely different dining experience. There will be three main elements to the menu: wood-fired pizza oven, something no one is doing locally, a grill for cooking fantastic burgers, meat and fish over charcoal, and fabulous, generous, superfood salads.”

Award-winning chef Adam Hart, previously Sous Chef at the Hotel, will be taking on the role as Head Chef for what he describes as “Chewton Glen’s next adventure”.

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The design style has been taken from the old Chewton Glen Farm building of traditional brick with wood cladding, however modernity has been introduced with lots of glass. Floor to ceiling bifold doors maximise the views, looking both out across a new kitchen garden, this one with bespoke Alitex greenhouse, and in to the cookery school and kitchen.

“The feel is a bit Californian and Scandinavian, simple with a natural palette, crisp and modern, rustic but not countrified, with oak trusses, exposed plaster and brick... Bare copper tables set the tone and differentiate this experience from the Hotel.”

Further growth has been a new bakery. “As one of the few hotels that makes everything ourselves, this new bakery will relieve pressure on the kitchens. It will also be a bonus for the school as it will introduce theatre. With some cookery schools arriving is like walking into a classroom, but as the bakery will have been going since four o’clock in the morning, participants will arrive to the scent of fresh Mozzo coffee with croissants, bread rolls and pain au raisin warm out of the oven.

“The Kitchen is the whole package – including a glimpse of the working life of a commercial kitchen. It will also provide us with an opportunity to train our own chefs. We already work with and go into local schools, but with this facility we will be able to bring them to us. It is very

much part of our vision that parents, teachers and career advisors can come and see what we are doing. Our industry has changed. It is one of the best industries people can work in – exciting and vibrant.

“The School will open with a wide ranging selection of courses. There will be classes for kids, others for teens, courses for men wanting to cook a steak well... Other courses will be modern, healthy and topical, such as gluten-free baking workshops, plus classes aimed at making life easier for cooking for families with a portfolio of everyday meals.

“The clever cooks are the ones who can do something really simple which makes people go ‘wow’; dishes that look infinitely more complicated than they really are. We will be showing people how to do that. We want people to come away with the confidence to experiment. James’ classics will feature as well iconic dishes from the Hotel.”

Day-to-day running of the school falls to Rob Cottam. “How lucky we were to find someone who has worked at Leiths and Ashburton, two of the most highly regarded schools in the country.”

Rob shares James’ ethos about making cooking enjoyable: “The most important thing is that people have fun. It is about learning, however it is also about enjoying the experience.”

Rob is a natural foodie. And a natural tutor. It is in his genes. “Food has always been close to my heart – my mum

“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE FUN. IT IS ABOUT LEARNING, HOWEVER IT IS ALSO ABOUT ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE.”

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worked as a home economics teacher. She is Danish, but has lived in the UK most of her life, so she cooks in a European and Scandinavian style.

“Another twist: when I was 13 we moved to Malaysia for three years and that is when the world of spice opened up. Every year we travelled around the world on our way home. Australia, the Maldives, the States, Singapore, Thailand... Interesting cuisines opened my eyes and I fell in love with flavours.”

Rob’s love of food and cooking led him to a year-long intensive course at Leiths before working for event caterers Rhubarb Food – quality fine dining attracting Michelin-starred chefs who took time to teach Rob. This was followed by working in restaurants out in Australia where he discovered an affinity for mentoring commis chefs. So, in 2006, he approached Leiths about a teaching role. He loved it. He taught there for five years, only swapping Leiths for Ashburton in Devon in order to follow his wife, a GP, to Exeter. Rob credits Ashburton with helping him appreciate the benefits of using local produce.

His next role was Development Chef for English Provender. Realising, however, that his heart lay in teaching cooking, he returned to Leiths, this time as Senior Teacher and Development Manager, a role that included setting up a pop-up cookery school from scratch. In turn, this led to him being approached by P&O Cruises about establishing an on-board cookery school with James Martin. “I loved Leiths, but this was an opportunity I knew I would regret if I did not take it.”

As much as he enjoyed travelling the world again, family commitments (his first child has just been born at the time of writing) meant a return to the UK. Timings could not have been better with James starting The Kitchen.

“It is all about making The Kitchen the best cookery school around. We looked at what other people were doing and which were the most successful and what they had right and, just as importantly, which did not work so well and why.

“The Kitchen is purpose-built; it has not been shoehorned into an existing structure. Everyone has their own individual

workstation so they can focus more easily. The detail is incredible, right down to drawers for personal belongings with a USB charger so people can take photographs. Recipes will be supplied on a memory stick or available to download. When dishes are being demonstrated everyone will have a seat and be able to watch in comfort; there will be no standing around craning to look over other people’s shoulders. TV cameras are going in so you can see right into the pans.

“The layout is perfect – drawn from the experiences of back of house and front of house staff at Chewton Glen; everyone at Chewton Glen is passionate about food! There is the best kitchen set up with top-end equipment from Gaggenau. Assistants are on hand to clear up and help people out.

“Cookery classes have been developed and will be run so anyone can come on any course, no matter what their ability, and get something out of it. So, the beginner can pick up essentials and the more confident will hone their skills.

“Every recipe will have been tested and tested, and tested at home, too, in a domestic setting.”

International cuisines will cover Vietnam, Malaysia, Japan and Korea, Morocco, Turkey, Tunisia, Lebanon and Greece, and classic Mediterranean, including Italy, Portugal, South of France and Spain.

“Ingredients will be seasonal and taken from the grounds as much as possible. We have our own kitchen garden. Darren Venables, Estate Manager, said to me, ‘What do you want us to grow?’ I have never been asked that before. My own produce from our own garden! No one is doing a cookery school quite like this!”

James adds: “The whole package has got to work – the design, the food offered, the team, the training and the cookery school itself. I am excited to have my first locally based place.”

Andrew finishes: “The Kitchen represents a £2.6 million investment; that is a lot of money so it has to be well-researched. But I really think it is going to fly as we have had so much interest already. This is the next chapter for Chewton Glen.”

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ENGLISH WINE SPARKLESOLLY SMITH CELEBRATES THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ENGLISH FIZZ

ENGLISH WINE SPARKLES

I first started my journey in wine lugging and delivering boxes as well as working in the cellar of Orange & Co Vintners in Jersey. I loved it. Matching the names on

the boxes to the places they came from was an instant snapshot into why wines carry such diverse flavours. I found the treasury of names at once enthralling and baffling – a tantalising riddle to unpick and delve into more deeply.

Much has changed in the last 20 years. We have seen Aussie wine rule the waves. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc take command. Pinot Grigio hoist its sails. Chile offer us so much more than the bargains it began with. Plus growing confidence from traditional wine producing nations such as Portugal, South Africa and even Romania.

Things have changed for me, too. Via a brief career screenwriting for children’s animation, including Pingu, Charlie & Lola and even a single glorious day helping out on Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, I am thrilled to bits to be broadcasting on the TV and radio and writing my columns and various contributions to wine and beyond.

One of the areas that enthrals me more than any other is the steady rise of English sparkling wine. Last summer, I was honoured to be asked to open the new visitor centre at Bolney Wine Estate in Sussex. It struck me, as we all stood proudly on the new balcony admiring the vines, that Janet and Rodney Pratt, who began what was Bookers Vineyard on the site in 1972 with just three acres, had come an awfully long way. Today,

with 39 acres and daughter Sam making the (rather splendid) wine, I could not help but reflect on the broader journey made by wine here in the UK, stretching back to the arrival of the Romans in 43AD who really got weaving with vineyards. Back then there were winemakers who, like Sam, were able to create elixirs that can live longer than a human life, that can draw us together, sharing in the magnificence of our senses – our sight, touch, taste and memory. Wine is woven from place, but really is about people. As the Romans found out, the key to Britain’s thrilling zesty wine style is its marginal climate. Winemaking here is not for the faint-hearted. In 2012 poor weather forced many English wineries to scrap the harvest altogether. Imagine going to work

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for a year and being told no pay this year! Winemakers are tough. When archaeologists dig up Roman houses, they not only find wine cups and amphorae, they find pips and grapes. To me these are symbols of hope and endurance.

I have been seriously collecting English sparkling wine since the 2000 vintage and have never looked back. I am often asked: “Is it any good?” The answer is yes. England, in my view, is making some of the best sparkling wine in the world. The iconic bottles are already making appearances – Nyetimber’s Tillington Single Vineyard 2010 from West Sussex, Hattingley Valley’s King’s Cuvée 2011 and Gusbourne’s Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs 2007 are all wines that have blown my mind with their electrifying intensity. I chose Wiston Estate’s sparkling wine for Her Majesty The Queen to launch P&O Cruises’ recent addition to the fleet, Britannia (where I am proud to have one of my Glass House wine bars on board). Winemaker Dermot Sugrue also makes wine under his Sugrue-Pierre label and it is worth committing to memory and buying your stash in time for Christmas morning this year – nothing is finer with smoked salmon squeezed with lemon. When you taste his forthcoming single vineyard wine from his Mount Harry vineyard, near my home just outside Lewes in East Sussex, you may well hear the sound

of heaven clamouring around your glass in search of a single sip, it really is that good.

What really inspires me about English sparkling wine is the people and the breadth of style from vineyards across the country. In Cornwall, Bob and Sam Lindo of Camel Valley create multi-award winning fizz and kindly indulge my passion for large format bottles; the most recent I commissioned was a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) which equals the largest ever bottle of English sparkling wine. My friend Jody Scheckter is already making excellent sparkling wine from his organic and biodynamic Laverstoke Park Farm in Hampshire. While in Kent, Chapel Down continue to break new ground with their impressive expansion. But that is not the half of it. Quite aside from the awesome awards English sparkling wine has been collecting against worldwide competition in the International Wine Challenge, Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships, Decanter World Wine Awards and more, the biggest single vineyard in Europe is right here in Britain. It is a sparkling wine vineyard near Alfriston, East Sussex, under the name Rathfinny Estate. The French Champagne house Taittinger has bought land in England for sparkling wine production and they are not alone. Confidence is building.

There is, however, a continuing erroneous perception that needs to be put right that, somehow, English sparkling wine is not up to the mark of its international competitors. With our climate on average one degree cooler than a certain sparkling wine region in France, our know-how and home-grown talent from our excellent college at Plumpton, this is the time to proudly pour English sparkling wine and revel in its splendour. From small reliable producers such as Peter Hall’s excellent Breaky Bottom in East Sussex to larger family enterprises such as the Roberts family at Ridgeview, you can seek out your local vineyard or embrace the wine list at Chewton Glen which proudly stocks the largest selection of English sparkling wine in the world.

I will leave you with a thought on the pedigree of our home grown fizz. In 1662 Christopher Merret presented a paper to the newly formed Royal Society which documented how to make wine “brisk and sparkling”. This is some years before a certain Dom Pérignon is credited with inventing the process at Hautvillers in France. What matters most is not so much who did it first, but what the future holds. And for English sparkling wine, the future is fizzing.

Jacob Leadley, Hattingley Valley Bob and Sam Lindo, Camel Valley

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Moussaieff specialises in coloured diamonds and large, rare coloured stones. This specialism is both a personal passion and an innate skill

derived from the family’s long history in the high-end gems trade, dating back 800 years and originating in Bukhara, the main port of call on the famous silk route.

The company was started in the 1850s by my husband’s grandfather, Shlomo Moussaieff, a pearl merchant with a fearless passion for gems who would search out the most prized pearls from the Persian Gulf. His son Remo went on to become established as a stone dealer in Paris during the Belle Epoque in the 1920s, dealing with all the fine jewellery houses in Paris, such as Cartier, selling not only oriental pearls, which he sourced in the Gulf countries, but also rare gems.

In 1963, my husband Shlomo (named after his grandfather) and I opened Moussaieff Jewellers’ Park Lane showroom, building up a prestigious international client list and establishing a worldwide reputation for magnificent gems. More recently, in 2006, we opened our flagship store in New Bond Street in London’s Mayfair: a beautiful 1930s Art Deco style boutique – a showcase for some of the most extravagant and extraordinary jewellery displays n London.

Large pear-shaped or marquise cut diamonds litter the windows alongside simple brown diamond ropes of stacking bracelets and necklaces. Antique Indian carved exquisite emeralds are displayed beside fashionable contemporary white jade bangles studded with dazzling diamonds, and modern chain necklaces set with diamonds; a draw for followers of fashion and our style-conscious celebrity clients who have included, over the years, glamorous stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra. Meanwhile important pieces like beautiful natural pearl earrings attract collectors and connoisseurs.

THE DIVINE MRS MALISA MOUSSAIEFF IS THE PROTECTOR OF AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY HERITAGE, AND ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED AND INFLUENTIAL PLAYERS IN THE DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES MARKET; SHE REVEALS THE SECRETS OF THE STONES...

OVER THE YEARS I HAVE ACCUMULATED ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING COLLECTIONS OF COLOURED DIAMONDS AVAILABLE.

Collecting has always been about following my instinct. I started collecting coloured diamonds in the 1960s, long before they were considered beautiful; only in the 1980s were they appreciated for their exquisite beauty and rarity.

Over the years I have accumulated one of the most outstanding collections of coloured diamonds available. The collection includes the unique Moussaieff Red, the largest natural fancy red diamond certified by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) at 5.11cts, as well as a fabulous collection of extremely rare fancy coloured diamonds. The Moussaieff Red and other notable diamonds have been exhibited at the Quirinale in Rome, the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, and the Natural History Museum in London. In terms of white diamonds, we showcase magnificent diamonds up to 100 carats of the highest quality and cut.

The collections also include some of the most unique and exceptional coloured gemstones, from a lustrous and limpid blue 168cts star sapphire to a necklace containing a multitude of 20ct and 30ct perfectly matched finest natural Colombian emeralds.

Our sumptuous pieces feature many other gemstones such as vibrant neon colour Paraiba tourmalines, natural pearls and

natural colour changing purple sapphires.Precious and rare stones are a good

investment. More and more people are increasingly knowledgeable about the subject of coloured diamonds. This, combined with a booming luxury market, has led to a surge in the coloured diamond market, with the industry attracting strong levels of investor intrigue and the major auction houses recently posting record prices for coloured diamonds.In addition the price of natural pearls has sky-rocketed. So, too, has the price of emeralds. However there will always be a demand for diamonds; romance, eternity and purity will always be symbolised in a natural diamond. And there will always be a need for portable wealth.

In terms of creative inspiration, I have found myself in a truly unique position – free to combine unconventional colours, textures and shapes according to my own aesthetic sensitivities and perceptions, and accountable to no one!

I am influenced by the avant-garde, and I am not afraid to mix unusual materials alongside jewels or try new manufacturing techniques. I also like pieces to be flamboyant. My large floral brooches sparkle with graduated coloured diamonds and sapphires, yet are as

light as a feather to wear because I set the gemstones in titanium.

As CEO and Creative Director I supervise every detail of the design and manufacturing process. Most of our jewellery is still manufactured in Paris and continues to combine magnificent gems with dynamic design and an individual style with exceptional craftsmanship.

Our approach makes Moussaieff one of the most unique fine jewellery emporiums in the world, and each jewel a heritage piece of the future... I love to give people a piece of jewellery they will cherish for a lifetime.

In addition to the two London stores, Moussaieff

Jewellers also has boutiques in Geneva and Hong Kong

and seasonally in Courchevel 1850.

THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A DEMAND FOR DIAMONDS; ROMANCE, ETERNITY AND PURITY WILL ALWAYS BE SYMBOLISED IN A NATURAL DIAMOND.

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SKINCARE SECRETSTHE NEXT BIG THING IN SKINCARE, NATURA BISSÉ, HAS ARRIVED AT CHEWTON GLEN’S SPA; EMMA CAULTON INDULGES

That is me in the mirror. Only fresher, brighter and, dare I believe it, looking a few years younger, and in just an hour or so. There is a temptation to think Natura Bissé

are in the business of making miracles happen. No wonder Michael Ann Guthrie, who flew in from the USA to launch Natura Bissé treatments at Chewton Glen, is so evangelical about the company’s range of luxury cleansers, creams and serums. She is a smiling, glowing embodiment of the skincare brand. I cannot help but stare very hard (and very enviously) at her peachy skin, firm chin line and unfurrowed brow. I would like some of whatever she is on... And I do. In a special session she introduces me to Natura Bissé’s flagship Diamond collection – the jewel of effective

anti-ageing solutions. Hero products include Diamond Mist (an infusion that protects, energises and hydrates skin), Diamond Extreme (a moisturising cream that nourishes, regenerates and firms) and Diamond Extreme Eye (an eye cream which both soothes and lifts). Michael Ann explains that it is very rare for an eye cream to both reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness and smooth and firm the delicate eye area. Normally they do one or the other, but not both. She also says this is the only eye product to lift the lid.

However, this facial is not just about the products, it is as much a beauty lesson. Michael Ann is full of great tips: for example, explaining how to use sponges to exfoliate and moisturise, lifting

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without pulling, and using gentle strokes upwards – “To train the skin; the skin loves to learn”. Well, I am learning as well.

She promises: “You are going to love me for these sponges!” Oh, those and so much more. The useful advice comes thick and fast: “Stay away from hot water on the face. Exfoliate to renew, but do not rub, just baby it on.”

She adds: “It is never too early to use neck cream. Treat the back of the neck, too. Perhaps only two per cent of women think about applying cream to the back of their necks.” I am one of the 98 per cent; and just hope it is never too late.

The experience is a revelation. I am looking healthier and revitalised; and later, friends and family compliment me on my appearance.

“I bet you did not know this was out there!” exclaims Michael Ann.

The next big thing in skincare comes from a small, family-run company in Barcelona founded in 1979. Natura Bissé, described as “artisans of skincare”, have shaken up the beauty industry and

surprised the big brands by creating innovative products that have bridged nature and science and revolutionised the way technology works with the skin. Their state-of-the-art products have established Natura Bissé’s reputation globally as a trailblazer, and given them something of a cult following in the USA.

The secret is that these skincare ranges have been researched and developed in consultation with experts and professional aestheticians, and based on their requirements and recommendations about what skin needs. This has resulted in Natura Bissé acquiring an extraordinary amount of expertise, information and know how, and led to the creation of highly efficient, innovative products that use intense concentrations of active ingredients, scooping up numerous awards from the likes of Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.

Natura Bissé now offer an extensive catalogue of facial and body products. Signature collections not only include the Diamond collection, but C+C Vitamin Line (which feeds, hydrates and revitalises

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for a luminous skin), The Cure Collection (ground-breaking treatment that restores cellular damage and eliminates toxins), and NB.Ceutical Collection (a hypoallergenic line that calms and protects the most sensitive skin).

These are luxurious beauty products, however, Michael Ann explains, you do not need to use much

of each product, so a jar or a tube can last 10 months or so. Other treatments, such as exfoliators, do not need to be used every day, just twice a week over a period of six or eight weeks.

As she points out, “The most expensive skincare in the world is the one that does not work.” And these work.

TREAT YOURSELFThe range of Natura Bissé treatments available at Chewton Glen includes facials similar to the one described, such as Diamond Life Infusion and Diamond Energy. The former rejuvenates, slows the ageing process and visibly diminishes fine lines and wrinkles, increasing firmness and elasticity. The latter energises and reboots dull skin, improves definition of facial contour and dramatically restores tone and texture.

Other Natura Bissé facials include The Citrus Essence, an antioxidant treatment that restores vitality to sun-damaged skin and helps minimize the signs of premature ageing, and Oxygen Detox, the ultimate deep cleansing and detoxifying facial, purifying fatigued skin, and finishing with a selection of moisturisers and serums to enhance results.

In addition there are body rituals, signatures and treatments that also incorporate massages and holistic therapies. Each one is designed to deliver specific results including toning and brightening, smoothing, nourishing and hydrating, de-stressing and detoxifying, relieving tension, revitalising and regenerating, and some that finish with a deep state of relaxation and complete sense of physical and mental wellbeing.

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Style across the ages. Naomi Campbell (in her mid-forties) teamed up with Jourdan Dunn (mid-twenties) for this Burberry campaign.

Move over millennials, there is a new power behind the throne on the fashion scene: the

Midult. The once-neglected and now prized demographic of 35-55 year-old females is at last being catered to by luxury brands.

This sea-change is most visible in advertising campaigns like Giorgio Armani’s New Normal campaign featuring 40- and 50-something ‘90s supermodels Nadja Auermann, Yasmin Le Bon, Stella Tennant and Eva Herzigova.

Armani explained, “I wanted four iconic women with strong personalities to show that feminine beauty is ageless. I wanted to convey a sense of reality, of clothes that offer natural elegance and the normality of everyday life.”

While other brands have courted publicity by leading campaigns with stylish women in later life – like Céline with 80-year-old writer Joan Didion, the heartland for luxury fashion lies firmly with the 50 plus woman. As Lizzy Bowring, Head of Catwalks at WGSN, the global trend authority for fashion, puts it, “Fifty-something women are the youngest of the baby boomers with a spending power that far exceeds any other category, and a growth within the global population that will exceed the millennials far beyond 2016.”

She adds, “With mind, health and wellbeing strong on the agenda of

any discerning woman, the result is a femme fatale full of confidence and a self-assured mindset – why should they be considered too old to be role models? The world of fashion recognises that by embracing this demographic, here lies an age with determined and astute buying power. These wealthier consumers are also likely to spend more for quality goods than their younger counterparts, so it is an opportunity not to be missed!”

Straddling the youthful and mature markets can be a juggling act for fashion houses, but many luxury brands have been successfully developing their clientele across a wide age range for many years. British designer Jenny Packham has quietly become the red-carpet favourite for celebrities from Helen Mirren to Jennifer Lopez and the Duchess of Cambridge with little fanfare. While her collections may not be expressly tailored to the mature market, they are eminently wearable by women of all ages. Her Autumn/Winter 2016 collection is inspired by the Paris club scene of the ‘80s and ‘90s at Les Bains Douches, Le Privilège and Privé, offering an opportunity for women of a certain age to revisit their glamorous youth in a modern style.

For Winter 2016, Mulberry’s Creative Director Johnny Coca took his inspiration from Shakespeare’s capacity to reflect all ages and echelons of society, from the noble

to the nobody and the royal to the rebel. For Johnny, a timeless sense of legacy influences his approach, always respecting and reinforcing a unique sense of British character that is accessible to women of any age.

Writing for Matches Fashion, Laura Craik notes a similar breadth of appeal for Miuccia Prada’s Mui Mui line of clothing and accessories. “One of the many clever things about Miu Miu is how it contrives to have something for everyone, regardless of lifestyle or age. Its muses tend to be young, but its fan base is reassuringly ageless. Among older fans, it is also a much-loved port of call for the cocktail hour, in particular those 1940s-inspired dresses whose sleeves provide such welcome coverage. Miu Miu really does not do half-naked. It is more intelligent than that.”

Lizzie Bowring points to the depth of styling within broader collections that offer a greater range of choice for maturing women. “When we take a closer look, there are many individual pieces that can be directly utilised by a wider age range. There is minimal layering from Hermès, the power of clean lines from Céline, sophisticated suiting from Stella McCartney and easy-to-wear styles from Alexander Wang. The important message is that there are items for all ages in most collections. It is about approaching design with a smart and intelligent mindset.”

WOMEN IN FULL BLOOM ARE NOW BEING CELEBRATED BY LUXURY BRANDS, ALISON PORTER EXPLORES THIS SEISMIC SHIFT IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY

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The ageless approach to fashion is not just spawning new and wider collections; it is also creating a demand for more mature models. Rebecca Valentine founded the Grey Model Agency (the UK’s only agency for 35 plus models) in 2015, in response to a rising demand for older models. She sees consumers driving the market. “Mature women now have a greater voice, enviable incomes, and the wisdom to know what they are being offered, what they need, and what they want. Brands recognise all of this, but after years of focusing almost entirely on youth, they have become estranged from the needs of their older clientele. True representation is what is required to reach this area of the market.”

As she sees it, “The brands having the most success are those who are recognising that the models who are redefining beauty and age are more powerful and effective than those who are ‘older-trying-to-look-younger’.

Grey is known for championing these strong, memorable looks. We must return to the days of modelling before the blank canvas ideal, where certain faces were synonymous with the brand they championed.”

When asked what mature models can bring to a campaign that their younger counterparts cannot, Rebecca comments: “Character, wisdom, and calm. Many Grey models only began modelling after 40. They are the product of a life well-lived: healthy and active, of course, but also inspiring – loving and fulfilling their ambitions.”

The media-literate mature consumer is not just shopping on the high street. More Midults are online on a daily basis than millennials. According to the Office of National Statistics, 84 percent of 35-44 year-olds and 76 percent of 45-54 year-olds are daily internet users, compared to 82 percent of millennials. The luxury online fashion retailer YOOX Net-A-Porter is predicting

strong expansion in its high net worth customer base. With a firmly Midult average age of 38 and an average household income of £170,000, the typical Net-A-Porter customer purchases more than half their overall clothing spend online. More than 6 million women read, watch and browse the site every month, largely on mobile and tablet.

The future is clear. Luxury brands are learning to cater to women of all ages, and must not assume that an older clientele is out of touch with trends or technology. Midult women are internet-savvy shoppers researching their style choices online and through social media – and they expect to see faces in campaigns that reflect their stage of life. Fashion for them is ageless. They aspire to dress in a contemporary style and are modern to the last – living proof of the iconic designer Yves St Laurent’s assertion that, “Fashions fade but style is eternal.”

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The men in saffron robes walk the streets holding out their begging bowls. It is called tak bat. I get up at 5.30am to see it. The

monasteries are empty and their monks are seeking alms. The pious – and tourists – sit on low plastic stools, as if kneeling, and hand out sticky balls of rice and cereal bars to these holy men. In this way, the former gain spiritual merit and the latter demonstrate their vows of poverty and humility.

We are in Luang Prabang, in northern Laos – a landlocked country of mist-tipped mountains, tropical and subtropical forests and the mighty Mekong River. Luang Prabang is the former royal capital, a UNESCO heritage site of more than 30 gilded wats (temples) at the sacred confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan River. It is a place known for its

royal history, frangipani trees and French cuisine, for its weathered French Colonial shop fronts and faded Indochine villas.

We have come here on the RV Laos Pandaw: a teak decked, colonial-style ship on its new 10-day Laos Mekong cruise from Chiang Khong (Thailand) to Vientiane (Laos). There are 16 passengers and nearly as many crew.

To get to Luang Prabang, we have cruised downstream past majestic mountains, buffalo wallowing at the riverside, slow boats and fishermen on deserted white beaches fishing with traditional tha khaek nets; and past rubber plantations, banana trees, bamboo and locals sieving for gold.

Mostly I have sat at the bow by the shrine the crew have made with rice offerings, marigolds and incense. (They believe that spirits are always close by.) Sometimes ours was the only pleasure boat on the

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brown river that cuts a swathe through the heart of the country. The captain negotiated the rocky Mekong and rapids with expertise. In the dry season, when the water level is low, there is a risk of running aground on submerged sand banks.

But now we are in Luang Prabang. Our guide, Somdy, comes from this city and was a monk from age 10 to 22: “Look, my toes very splayed from not wear shoes when I was young,” he says. He wants to become a monk again. “But my wife wants me to build her a house instead.”

He shows us temples with exotic names and elaborate red and gold pointy roofs adorned with serpents and dragons, plus monumental golden Buddhas, red columns with gold leaf, and genuflecting locals.

“Please you donate to support the novice education wish the best bless to be with you,” reads the notice on the donations box.

He takes us to the early 20th century Royal Palace where (as with the temples)

we take off our shoes. Inside he points out the royal bedrooms of the deposed king and queen. “All royals sleep in separate beds,” he announces authoritatively. The museum (as it is also known) contains a collection of 15th to 18th century Buddha statues and ancient bronze drums from Wat Visoun. Nearby is a garage that houses the king’s dusty collection of classic cars.

Afterwards I climb Mount Phousi alone: 328 steps up a gigantic rock to a gold-spired stupa. From the peak there is a panorama over the city. At the bottom, there are tiny birds for sale in weeny bamboo cages. Setting them free at the top is said to bring good luck.

As dusk falls on the city, hill tribespeople set up the night market on the pavement by the palace. “Sabaidee” – the vendors utter the word for hello in Lao. Meanwhile tourists bargain over teak bowls, Buddhas and handmade notebooks decorated with elephants.

IT IS A FULL MOON AND THE GOLDEN TEMPLES – GLOWING IN THE SETTING SUN – ARE FULL OF CHANTING MONKS.

When I want smarter shopping, I go to Ock Pop Tok, a social enterprise. Here there are beautiful hand dyed scarves and exquisite artisan silk wall hangings. They are hand woven on traditional looms by local hill tribespeople and sell for millions of kip (the local currency); that is over a thousand dollars.

The sights near Luang Prabang are also worth visiting. Upstream are the renowned Pak Ou caves. Here we negotiate hundreds of steps up the white limestone cliffs and see 4,000 Buddhas – 18th to 21st century ones of wood, lacquer and bronze – in two caves. Lion figures guard the entry. On the way down, a live green snake is dangling, watching from a tree.

On the drive next day to the Kuang Si waterfall, 30km south of the city, we pass banana trees, stilt houses, paddy fields and mothers on motorbikes, their children strapped to their chests, and nobody wearing helmets. The waterfalls splash into aquamarine

pools, their colour derived from copper in the rock. It is the local public swimming pool.

I walk alone in a moist evergreen forest full of ferns above the falls. Laos is home to many endangered species like the large antlered muntjac, the Indochinese tiger and the Asiatic bear. But this particular forest is the habitat only of snakes, mouse deer and butterflies and it is eerily quiet, with not even the sound of birdsong.

After an hour, I descend to a village at the foot of the forest where tribeswomen sell barbecued fish, whole chickens and maize cooked over charcoal. Plus there are stalls selling crispy Mekong riverweed, fried bamboo shoots and tamarind jam. “Sabaidee,” “Sabaidee,” “Sabaidee,” they say in succession.

One day on the ship, 10 locals (including musicians) come on board to do a Baci cleansing ceremony – offering silver bowls of bananas, coconut sweets and rice wine to the spirits. They chant for good luck and blessings, and tie 14 blessed strings around

our wrists. “If you take them off, you must not cut them,” says the purser. “And you must put them somewhere special, not just throw on the ground.”

It is time to bid farewell to Luang Prabang. It is a full moon and the golden temples – glowing in the setting sun – are full of chanting monks. The smell of incense wafts into the warm night air. The sound of holy men fills my ears.

In the morning the RV Laos Pandaw will float downstream past longtail taxi boats, occasional elephants bathing with their mahouts and the book boat library that sails to remote villages. More adventure on the snaking Mekong.

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PERSONAL TRAGEDY HAS TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF ACTORS SARAH PARISH AND JAMES MURRAY. ALONGSIDE THEIR DAY JOBS, THEY ARE SPEARHEADING A CHARITY THAT AIMS TO TRANSFORM PAEDIATRIC CARE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND; EMMA CAULTON MET SARAH PARISH AT HOME

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Sarah Parish is a powerhouse. She must be. When we meet, at her lovely Hampshire home, relaxing in the inviting open-plan kitchen,

Sarah describes to me an itinerary for the coming months that sounds, quite frankly, exhausting. The schedule includes long days in a studio in Bristol, filming both the third series of ITV’s Broadchurch (as a new face alongside “my old friend David Tennant”) and a new production for Amazon, The Collection, written by Oliver Goldstick, who wrote Ugly Betty, and set in a post-war Paris fashion house. In between scenes she works for her and husband James Murray’s charity The Murray Parish Trust; on a mission to raise £2 million within two years – for a matched funding initiative agreed by the former Chancellor, George Osborne, with the objective of building a state of the art paediatric emergency and trauma centre at University Hospital Southampton. And the clock is ticking.

“I take my computer everywhere with me, set up a little office in the studio, and between scenes I go and sit and do the charity, so I am always available.”

Sarah, familiar to us from her TV appearances in Cutting It (where she met James), Mistresses, Merlin and W1A, is doing all of this while continuing to enjoy a home life with James (referred to by Sarah as Jim) and their daughter, Nell, now six.

Grief and gratitude galvanised Sarah and Jim into action when they lost their first daughter, Ella-Jayne, in January 2009.

“Fundraising was originally a way to say thank you. When you go through a traumatic time you want to give something back to those who have helped and supported you. We did not know much about paediatric care; we had not looked into the facts and figures.”

When they did take a look, they were astounded at how the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) was dependent on fundraising efforts to provide life-saving equipment and bed spaces. They decided to contribute, initially raising over £300,000 for the Unit. This funded a full-time counsellor for parents whose children have been admitted to the Unit (a scheme that was so successful the NHS took over the funding and other NHS Trusts have copied the model), a specialist helicopter gurney to transport critically ill infants to and from the Hospital, and the provision of two new bed spaces.

Instead of considering that a job well done, Sarah and Jim continued to make things happen, establishing the Trust in 2014 to support their work for the Hospital more formally. Their work is of benefit to hundreds and thousands of us across central and southern England.

“If your child is critically ill, they will go to Southampton; it is a very important Hospital with a brilliant cardiac unit with world class clinicians. Currently, however, paediatric care is disjointed and scattered throughout this 1970s-built hospital, it needs to be put under one roof within a new paediatric centre.”

At first the couple were very private about their grief, but Sarah appreciates that every time she tells her distressing story, they may receive a donation that could help other parents or save a life.

“Sometimes I think there is a reason why things happen. When I was pregnant with Ella-Jayne I made a mistake and went in for a scan at 35 weeks and they said, well, we might as well have a look as you are here, and they discovered that she was so small they took her out the next day. If I had not gone in for that scan she would have been stillborn. I never make mistakes like that, I am very organised. It was not like me; I think she was meant to be here for a short time.”

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Ella-Jayne was born with a rare genetic condition. She spent half her life in hospital, undergoing two heart operations, before dying quietly at home, just eight months old.

“I do not feel as sad because Ella-Jayne’s legacy is so important and doing so much good, and it is so much part of our lives that it is like she is alive...”

But Sarah admits: “It is lots of work. Much harder work than any acting job I have ever done... And the Trust has grown hugely. The most significant thing is that we were granted £2million by the [previous] Chancellor which we have to match within two years. That means raising £500,000 every six months. It is exciting, but our workload has trebled.”

Even with the help of a small team and the support of a group of “fantastic” ambassadors, Sarah acknowledges that: “We have got our work cut out, but I think we will do it. We take it a day at a time. At times it seems insurmountable. I think, my God, we are not going to be able to do this, and then a donor will come forward and we gain a few minutes’ relief. It is hard work and very stressful, but when you pull off an event and see people getting what we are doing, it is very rewarding, and people do like to give back to their communities.”

The first official event towards the £2 million target was Rookwood, held last June,

a family-friendly festival in Hampshire, with live music (including Fun Loving Criminals), games and chill-out area. It made over £15,000 towards their objective, but was as much about raising awareness as funds.

“It was more like a big party. We recognise that we are a charity, but we think giving money should be fun!”

Upcoming fundraisers with a fun fusion include The Odd Ball, a steampunk glam “Trash and Tiaras” themed event to be held at The Ageas Bowl in November 2016. A special dinner at Chewton Glen is being planned and a sponsored walk across the South Downs is in the offing, all part of the #2MillionSteps campaign: “Two million steps to two million pounds in two years!” says Sarah brightly. The campaign is based around the Trust’s motif: a poignant little footprint given by the hospital on the loss of Ella-Jayne.

“I think it is the busiest year I have ever had in my life. It is all do-able; I have filmed in the day and done a show at night before, but not while trying to raise £2million by a deadline to meet the expectations of a hospital!

“It is absolutely achievable... It is just about delegating things and using time wisely. Jim and I are used to it now [Jim is just as busy, recently filming new ITV drama HIM and Suspects – the acclaimed detective series on Channel 5].We are so used to this busy-ness that we would probably be bored without it!”

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“I DO NOT FEEL AS SAD BECAUSE ELLA-JAYNE’S LEGACY IS SO IMPORTANT AND DOING SO MUCH GOOD, AND IT IS SO MUCH PART OF OUR LIVES THAT IT IS LIKE SHE IS ALIVE...”

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Earlier in 2016 Her Majesty The Queen (then approaching her 90th birthday) was spotted riding out in Windsor Great Park wearing her trademark headscarf (rather than hard hat). She is an

accomplished rider with a love of all things related to horses. To amend the song lyrics, it is not love and marriage, but the Royals and all things equestrian that go together like a horse and carriage; it seems you cannot have one without the other.

The Queen’s involvement with horse racing began in 1952 when she inherited the Royal string of Flat horses upon the death of her father, King George VI. Her first top horse, Aureole, came second to Pinza in the 1953 Derby.

The Queen has about 25 horses in training each season. Her interest in both horse racing and breeding has meant that the Royal Studs, which constitute one of the leading establishments in the country, have enjoyed great success. Indeed, over the last 200 years horses bred at the Royal Studs (including studs at Sandringham and Wolferton in Norfolk and Polhampton in Hampshire) have won virtually every major race in Britain and have exerted an important influence on thoroughbred racing and breeding throughout the world.

The Queen’s lifelong passion for horses is shared by many of her family. HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and now Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Henry of Wales (more commonly known as Prince Harry) have all been known for their prowess on the polo field (the Prince of Wales was in the top ten British players in terms of his handicap). The Duke of Edinburgh took up carriage driving’ after he retired from polo; although he no longer competes he still drives horses regularly. The Princess Royal won the individual title at the European Championship three-day event in 1971 and was voted BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year. She also won a silver medal in the individual and team events at the 1975 European Eventing Championship and participated with the British Team in the Montreal Olympic Games. Her daughter Zara Tindall won the Eventing World Championship in 2006 and was also voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. She then won a gold medal as a member of Great Britain’s Eventing Team at the London 2012 Olympics.

Several events and venues have become inextricably associated with the Royals and their pursuit of equestrian activities – and many are available for others to experience and enjoy.

RIDING HIGHA LOVE OF HORSES SEEMS TO BE IN THE ROYALS’ DNA. IN CELEBRATION OF THE QUEEN’S 90TH BIRTHDAY,

HERE IS OUR PICK OF THE ROYALS’ FAVOURED EQUESTRIAN EVENTS AND VENUES

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HM The Queen with her racing advisor John Warren and the Hon Harry Herbert (in background) of Highclere Thoroughbred Racing.

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Royal Windsor Horse Show 10-14 May 2017The UK’s largest outdoor show, which features international competitions in three different disciplines including carriage driving, endurance riding and jumping, is held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle – the only time The Queen opens up the private grounds to the public.

The Show has been supported by the Royal family since it was established in 1943 with the first show attended by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two young princesses. Since then Her Majesty has entered many horses and ponies. In addition the Duke of Edinburgh was a regular competitor winning the Horse Teams Class in the International Driving Grand Prix with The Queen’s team of Bays in 1982 and the Pony Teams Class in 1989.

The Queen’s 90th Birthday was marked by special events including a parade of The Queen’s own horses ridden by the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex and Lady Louise Windsor with Zara Tindall riding her eventing horse, Toytown.

Royal Ascot 20-24 June 2017Queen Anne first saw the potential for a racecourse at Ascot when, out riding, she came upon an area of open heath that looked an ideal place for “horses to gallop at full stretch”. The first race meeting took place on 11 August, 1711, although the meeting as we know it today only took shape with the introduction of the Gold Cup in 1807; the tradition of the Royal Procession heralding every raceday began in 1825.

The Queen has attended every Royal Meeting during her reign. Her first Royal Ascot success came when Choir Boy landed the 1953 Royal Hunt Cup, one of 11 successes during the 1950s.

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012 was not only a landmark occasion, on the track there was a Royal winner when Estimate won the Queen’s Vase, going on to win the following year’s Gold Cup, providing The Queen’s 22nd Royal Ascot winner. In 2016 The Queen celebrated her 90th birthday with another win: Dartmouth won the Hardwicke Stakes.

A memorable win for HM The Queen at Royal Ascot with Estimate. Estimate winning at Royal Ascot

Zara Tindall competing at Festival of Eventing, Gatcombe Park. Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall at Festival of Eventing, Gatcombe Park.

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The Festival of British Eventing 4-6 August 2017The Festival of British Eventing takes place at Gatcombe Park, the home of the Princess Royal, and is one of the highlights of the equestrian calendar with four championship titles up for grabs including the British Open Championship. It was originally established by the Princess Royal and Captain Phillips in 1983 as a competition, but in 2002 it evolved into a family-orientated event. Captain Phillips says: “After competing ourselves for many years, it was a way to put something back into the sport and it has developed from there.”

Captain Phillips continues to run the Festival, these days assisted by his son, Peter, while his daughter Zara is one of the competitors. Captain Phillips is also the course designer and a leading expert in the field. This year’s attractions included The Devil’s Horsemen Cossacks, who made their name as stunt riders in Game of Thrones, Shetland Pony Grand National and scurry driving.

Guards Polo Club, Windsor Great ParkGuards Polo Club was founded in 1995 with the Duke of Edinburgh as President. Today it is the largest polo club in Europe with about 160 playing members, among whom are some of the highest rated players in the world, and ten grounds extending over an area of some 130 acres in the outstanding surroundings of Smith’s Lawn.

The Club’s playing season starts in April and finishes mid-September. The premier official tournaments are The Cartier Queen’s Cup, Royal Windsor Cup and the Archie David Cup, all of which take place in June. The Cartier Queen’s Cup is one of the world’s leading polo tournaments and a highlight for the sport’s elite and spectators alike. Past players have included Prince Philip, who played in the final, and Prince Charles, who won the trophy. The Queen first presented her Cup to Guards Polo Club in 1960 and historically attends Finals Day.

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Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall at Festival of Eventing, Gatcombe Park.

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Royal Windsor RacecourseRoyal Windsor Racecourse celebrated 150 years of racing in 2016, although racing at Datchet Ferry was recorded in 1682 during the reign of Charles II, who was such a fan of horse racing that he set up his court at Newmarket. In the 18th century Windsor’s main claim to fame was a base for those attending Royal Ascot. The growth of steeplechasing in the mid-19th century led to the running of regular military meetings, which were increasingly patronised with royal and aristocratic watchers.

Flat racing began on Rays Meadow, the current site, in 1866. Before long jump racing was established here, too. National Hunt racing’s greatest supporter The Queen Mother was always keen to look in if a fixture coincided with a stay at the Castle, especially if one of her horses was running.

Highclere Thoroughbred RacingHighclere Thoroughbred Racing has established itself as one of the most successful racing syndicates in Europe, if not the world, since it was established by the Hon Harry Herbert, son of the late 7th Earl of Carnarvon, in 1992. He has a wealth of expertise in the racing industry, acting as racing consultant for Cartier and advisor to His Excellency Sheikh Joaan Al Thani. He also works closely with his brother-in-law, John Warren, racing adviser to The Queen and one of the most respected bloodstock agents in the world. Together they select and buy all of Highclere’s horses – the majority purchased at the leading European yearling sales. Every individual share owner is treated as though they own the horse outright. Owners also benefit from stable visits to Highclere’s roster of top trainers, such as multiple Classic-winning trainer Sir Michael Stoute and champion trainer John Gosden. In addition a number of celebrity owners are involved in the syndicates, including Hugh Bonneville and Sir Alex Ferguson.

SEVERAL EVENTS AND VENUES HAVE BECOME INEXTRICABLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROYALS AND THEIR PURSUIT OF EQUESTRIAN ACTIVITIES.

Cartier Queen’s Cup, Guards Polo Club Excitement at Royal Windsor Horse Show

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BRAVE THE ELEMENTS IN COMPLETE COMFORT IN A BENTLEY BENTAYGA, SAYS STEVE MOODY

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Bask in the outdoors, but without giving up any of life’s luxuries. The Bentley Bentayga and Chewton Glen, with its acres of grounds and setting

between forest and coast, are such a perfect match for each other that it seems rude not to bring them together.

After all, it is very life affirming to get out into nature, to smell fresh grass, hear bees buzzing to and fro or watch the last, spectacular sunbursts across the coast or through the forest at dusk. It is just best to do it from the deck of a luxury Treehouse Suite, or from the soft leather cocoon of this remarkable SUV.

The £160,200 Bentayga, named after a mountain in Gran Canaria, is the first super luxury SUV, and as such has inspired rather

a lot of debate, not least around the fitness for purpose of an off-roader which is as sumptuous as a five star hotel suite.

But this is to miss the point, and to ignore the history of luxurious motor cars that can go anywhere. As early as the 1920s landed gentry were adapting their Rolls-Royces to travel across their land, or the Empire, for adventure, exploration, or pastimes such as fishing and shooting. So why not have a ride similarly well-appointed nowadays? Add in the fact that WO Bentley’s principle was that cars should be big, heavy, fast, long-legged and built with the solidity of a steam train, and the Bentayga clearly fits that particular brief.

At the heart of the car is a W12 power plant that is perhaps even more staggering

BRAVE THE ELEMENTS IN COMPLETE COMFORT IN A BENTLEY BENTAYGA, SAYS STEVE MOODY

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than it is in the Continental or Flying Spur. In those cars, you expect a 6.0-litre motor with more than 600bhp to give a hefty shove, but the new version in the Bentayga takes it to a whole new level. When you put your foot down, there is a distant snarl and this huge beast bolts forward, pushing your head back into the deep, soft, headrest as the twin turbochargers fling you from 0-60 in four seconds, and then on to any other speed you fancy in pretty much no time. It is utterly smooth, completely brutal, and somewhat hilarious. Sports cars go this fast, not SUVs. Well, not until now that is.

This experience could be rather terrifying, because things of this heft going at this rate can come over all unseemly, the body could roll and pitch, the brakes struggle to manage the momentum gained and the steering direct a worryingly approximate course. Not the Bentayga. It has real poise.

Via Bentley’s Drive Dynamics Mode and Responsive Off-Road Setting, up to eight driving modes are available, allowing you at the turn of a dial to select the ideal set-up for any muddy surface or road condition. Bentley’s Dynamic Ride system self-levels the body through corners, too, while the racing-car derived carbon ceramic brakes would stop an oil tanker on its nose. The result is a proper Bentley: very refined and amazingly comfortable yet able to cover vast distances at a prodigious velocity with almost no apparent effort.

Of course, it is not only the astonishing engine and chassis that create such a superlative, sumptuous experience. Enveloped by vast sheets of coach-built

aluminium metalwork that create a uniquely aristocratic body is a cabin that blends Bentley’s handmade craftsmanship and peerless materials with the latest technology.

Dials hewn from solid aluminium, thickly padded chairs and the most beautiful wood veneers – hand-selected and shaped by Bentley’s artisans – sit alongside high definition screens, head-up display, anti-collision radars, Apple CarPlay, 60GB hard drive and WiFi access. Rear seat passengers not only benefit from acres of leg room, but from the Bentley Entertainment Tablet – a removable Android device with 4G, WiFi and Bluetooth for effortless, high-speed on-board connectivity, while the sound system is second to none. The Naim for Bentley Premium Audio system boasts 1,950 watts and a network of 18 speakers and super-tweeters, making even the worst music the kids might choose epic in scale. One Direction have never sounded so good.

And, of course, because it is a Bentley, you can specify all manner of personal features and options. Six lifestyle-orientated specification packages will be available from launch, plus the widest range of lifestyle accessories ever offered by the Bentley brand. For example, customers with an interest in watersports may wish to specify the Load-Assist Tray and Wet Gear Stowage options. Or what about having a quilted leather event chair fitted, which folds out,

allowing you to perch under the tailgate (with its own LED lighting) while you watch the action. Alternatively, you might like to take your Bentayga on a picnic, using the integrated Mulliner Hamper Set, complete with refrigerator, bespoke fine Linley china, cutlery and crystal glass. For extra comfort, sections of the hamper can be removed and used as seats.

Perhaps fishing is your thing? Then why not install the Bentley Fly Fishing by Mulliner set? Four rods are stored in tubes trimmed in saddle leather, a pair of landing nets in matching leather bags are stored in a carpet-trimmed hard pocket built into the side of the boot, and there is a burr walnut veneered drawer containing a fly-tying vice and tools, as well as a selection of cotton, hooks and feathers. Beneath this are four machined-from-solid aluminium reel cases and a refreshment case with a set of Mulliner fine china tableware.

What you have with the Bentayga then is the ultimate outdoor lifestyle acquaintance, which can whisk you to wherever you want to go, on or off-road, and then serve as a base from which you can operate. Lavish, distinctive, practical, steadfast: the Bentley Bentayga is butler, gamekeeper, society hostess, party venue and luxurious home from home all rolled into one very special car.

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THE BENTLEY BENTAYGA IS BUTLER, GAMEKEEPER, SOCIETY HOSTESS, PARTY VENUE AND LUXURIOUS HOME FROM HOME ALL ROLLED INTO ONE VERY SPECIAL CAR

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FROM OCEANS DEEP TO MOUNTAINS HIGH – WHEREVER EXPLORERS HAVE GONE, SO HAS ROLEX; STEWART

SIMPSON, WATCH MANAGER, PARKHOUSE, CELEBRATES 90 YEARS OF THE OYSTER, THE WORLD’S FIRST

WATERPROOF WRISTWATCH

Exploration is in our DNA. But this timeless quest to discover uncharted paths, unexplored depths and unknown lands often exposes

explorers to hostile environments and extreme conditions. So, preparation and attention to detail and equipment are paramount.

This includes the watch – often taken for granted, yet essential. Rolex (surely one of the most recognisable brands in the world) is in many ways the exploration watch par excellence. Robust, reliable, precise and waterproof, Rolex provides an absolute reference that allows explorers to concentrate on their challenges and objectives while remaining reliably informed about the exact time.

The name was created in 1908 by Hans Wilsdorf, regarded within horological history as a pioneering genius. He wrote: “It was one morning, when I was sitting on the upper level of a double-decker, powered at that time by horses, driving along Cheapside in London, that a good genie whispered in my ear: ‘Rolex’.”

He had already founded a company in London three years earlier, when he was just 24 years old, specialising in the distribution of timepieces in Britain and across the British Empire. He quickly realised there were territories to explore, limits to surpass and technical feats to accomplish, and with great prescience foresaw wristwatches becoming the predominant timepiece for everyone.

Until then they were primarily regarded as items of jewellery for women; men wore pocket watches.

He later wrote: “At that period, the wristlet watch was not at all popular; in fact it was an object of derision, the idea of wearing a watch on one’s wrist being contrary to the conception of masculinity.”

He was undeterred. His first objective was to make his “wristlet” timepieces more reliable. He equipped them with precise movements manufactured by Swiss company Bienne and, in 1910, a Rolex watch was the first wristwatch in the world to receive the Swiss Certificate of Chronometric Precision, granted by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Switzerland. Four years later, a similar model received the first Class A

KEEPING TIME

In 2006, wearing an Oyster, Norwegian adventurer Rune Gjeldnes became the first person in the world to cross the three big ice sheets – Greenland, the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica – unsupported.

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Certificate awarded to a wristwatch from Kew Observatory in England; a distinction until then reserved to marine chronometers.

Next, in 1926, Hans Wilsdorf’s efforts to achieve waterproofness were rewarded with the Rolex Oyster, the mother of all exploration watches and the first waterproof wristwatch in the world. It featured an ingenious patented case equipped with a bezel, case back and winding crown, a seal as secure as the hatch of a submarine.

The following year, a young English swimmer, Mercedes Gleitze, swam across the English Channel equipped with an Oyster. After more than 10 hours in the water, the watch was still in perfect working order. Mercedes wrote to Hans Wilsdorf: “I know that no other watch would stand up to the severe conditions experienced during long distance swims.”

This innovation transformed watch design forever. The Oyster was a landmark in watchmaking and became the timekeeper of choice for explorers and pioneers of all types. It marked the beginning of a series of partnerships with explorers which continues to this day.

Rolex also became associated with record-breaking exploits that were iconic moments in time. Sir Malcolm Campbell was wearing his Rolex Oyster when, in 1935, at the wheel of his specially built car, Bluebird, he became the first man to break the mythical speed barrier of 300 mph. Likewise, the first pilot to break the sound barrier (Mach 1), at the controls of an X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, in 1947, was also wearing a Rolex Oyster.

In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, members of a British expedition led by Sir John Hunt, were the first to reach Everest’s 8,848-metre summit. Sir John reported back, “Rolex Oyster watches performed splendidly... We have come to look upon Rolex Oysters as an important part of high-climbing equipment.”

Explorers have, through their experiences in the field, helped Rolex to continuously perfect its models. In effect, the world has become a laboratory in which Rolex creates and tests its future models under real conditions.

From the 1950s, the company developed Professional models, veritable tool-watches with functions that went beyond simply telling time. They were intended

When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached Everest’s summit in 1953, the Rolex Oyster was described by the expedition leader as an important piece of high climbing equipment.

Inspired by the British expedition that reached Everest’s summit in 1953: Rolex Explorer.

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for specialists of every stripe – cavers, mountaineers, scientists, volcanologists, aviators, racing drivers, sailors, swimmers and divers. One of the first Professional Oyster watches, the Oyster Perpetual Explorer, was launched after that successful ascent of Everest – with a luminescent dial that was extremely legible in any circumstance.

Form followed function. Their names frequently reflected the category of user they were designed for: Explorer, Submariner, GMT-Master, Yacht-Master and Cosmograph Daytona. Each Professional model in the Oyster collection became a benchmark in its field, with new innovative features developed for one model subsequently rolled out to others.

The chronometric precision of Oyster watches makes them ideal navigational instruments. In 1967, Sir Francis Chichester became the first yachtsman to circumnavigate the globe single-handed. He wrote: “During my voyage around the world, my Rolex watch was knocked off my wrist several times without being damaged. When using it for sextant work and working the foredeck, it was frequently banged, also doused by waves coming aboard; but it never seemed to mind all this.”

From the top of the world and a life on the ocean wave, Rolex has also descended to the bottom of the sea. In 1960, the bathyscaphe Trieste, with Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard and American Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh on board, descended to the record depth of 10,916 metres under the sea in the deepest part of the world’s oceans, known as Challenger Deep, a first in oceanic history. Attached to its hull, an experimental model, Rolex Deep Sea Special, was an integral part of the expedition. Specially developed to

withstand the colossal pressure present at such great depths, the watch surfaced, almost nine hours later, in perfect working condition.

After the Trieste, only unmanned vessels ventured to the deepest ocean floor until March 2012, when film-maker and explorer James Cameron made an unprecedented solo dive to Challenger Deep, accompanied by an experimental Rolex Deepsea Challenge watch attached to the robotic manipulator arm of his submersible; a much appreciated companion.

Rolex has also gone from Pole to Pole. For example, eight pioneers took up the challenge of a polar expedition in 2010 to learn about the submerged side of the Arctic. Their mission: discover and disclose what is hidden under the sea ice. For 45 days, the team ski-trekked across the top of the globe in the Great Canadian North and dived again and again. As title sponsor of this scientific and educational expedition, Rolex continues the tradition of supporting exploration, which has for so long been an inspiration to the company. Among the expedition’s equipment were, of course, Rolex Deepsea watches. One team member, Emmanuelle Périé, commented: The only diving instruments which performed all the time were our Rolex watches.”

The importance of this cannot be exaggerated. As Robert Swan, the first man to walk unsupported to both the North and South Poles, insists: “If my Rolex had not been reliable, I would be dead. It is as simple as that.”

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In 1960, the bathyscaphe Trieste descended to a record depth of 10,916 metres under the sea with an experimental Rolex attached to its hull.

Deepsea Challenger, descended accompanied by the Rolex Deepsea Challenge.

The world’s first waterproof watch: Rolex Oyster.