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Style is when a delighted Lyudmila Gurchenko poses beside her brand-new VAZ 2109 with a Chanel 2.55 handbag
Confess: what caught your eye first?
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Everyone Has a Neighbour Like This
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Five French presidents elected twice before Macron's possible second term
"If Macron wins, he will become the second President of France to serve a second term: until now only Jacques Chirac managed it, who led the country from 1995 to 2007," writes Alexey Pivovarov on his Telegram channel. And he is mistaken. In fact, François Mitterrand, too, was
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Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov and his wife Victoria Romanovna at the Easter table
Georgy Mikhailovich Romanov and his wife Victoria Romanovna at the Easter table. Judging by the economy-class bimetallic radiator, the cyan-style refurbishment of the flat and the restrained laying of the table, I would venture that the heir of the Romanovs and the Hohenzollerns has not, after all, left
Faith · People · Rome
Pope Francis did not celebrate Divine Mercy Mass in the Vatican because of knee pain
From Vatican news: Pope Francis did not celebrate today's scheduled Divine Mercy Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica; Archbishop Fisichella celebrated it in his stead. The Pope attended the service seated in an armchair. The change was occasioned by the pain in Francis I's
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I hope the goose took its revenge on the wretch
Faith · Books
Words on the Resurrection of Christ and the Victory over Death and Hell
O death, where is thy sting?! O hell, where is thy victory?! Christ is risen, and thou art overthrown! Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen! Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice! Christ is risen, and life triumphs! Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the
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Amelia Windsor writes for Tatler on the couture history of the House of Dior
On the English-language Tatler website a long piece on the couture history of the House of Dior has appeared, written by Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the Duke of Kent. Amelia is not merely forty-second in line to the English throne: she combines modelling with editorial work at Tatler,
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St George's Hall at Windsor Castle prepared for a banquet in 1902
The table is laid for a very small company: let us sup quietly, en famille. Banquet in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle in 1902
Geography · Maps · Observations · Paris
Map of travel time in days from Paris to French cities in the 18th century
A map showing the journey time in days from Paris to French cities in the eighteenth century. Today the trip from Paris to Nantes takes 4 hours on an express train; three hundred years ago the same road would have demanded up to 8 days, which is more than the
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I Do Not Believe in Partings and Losses, I Do Not Believe
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Meeting of Francis I and Patriarch Kirill planned for 14 June in Jerusalem is cancelled
The meeting of 85-year-old Francis I and 75-year-old Patriarch Kirill on 14 June in Jerusalem is cancelled. It was to have been the second audience between the heads of the two churches since their personal meeting in Havana on 12 February 2016. To grasp the importance