Downe House is an independent boarding school for girls aged 11 to 18. Our aim is to help students to develop as individuals, building their skills and confidence so that they leave us ready to maximise their potential beyond school [...]
Diamonds, gold, prime London residential property; why are they so sought-after? Why do they persistently rise in value? Why do they continue to appeal to global investors? It’s simple: they are coveted and they are scarce. Prime London Central (PLC) [...]
November 19, 2013
Property
It was back in 2008 when Novikov, whose multimillion empire now encompasses over 50 restaurants across Moscow, first set his sights on London. “I spent many, many months looking for the right place,” he reveals. “I was like a fisherman, [...]
November 19, 2013
Food & Drink
Our roots are strong and stretch back to 1931. With a head office in Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, and offices in Zollikon, Switzerland, we bring together a leading trustee firm, a private bank specializing in asset management, an investment advisor [...]
We value breadth of achievement as much as success at the highest level. Of greatest importance to us is that boys grow to be independent and free-thinking members of a diverse community and that, as they progress through the School, [...]
On the 12th of July at the Bonhams Auction at Goodwood Festival of Speed, a Mercedes Benz W196 Grand Prix car, once driven by the legendary racing driver Juan Fangio, sold to an anonymous bidder for £19.6 million. This was [...]
November 19, 2013
Motoring
For centuries, the city-state of Dubrovnik guarded its independence fiercely – and no wonder. The ancient stone walls of the Old Town encircle streets of unparalleled beauty and elegance; the terracotta roofs shelter artistic treasures to match any in Europe; [...]
November 19, 2013
House & Home
Sunrise in the Peloponnese…slivers of amber sunlight stream across the surface of the Argosaronic Gulf and the cloudless sky drains the black of night. The early morning call of a Great Crested Grebe ripples around the hillside coaxing the landscape [...]
November 19, 2013
Travel and Leisure
One of the most memorable delights of travelling to Tuscany is the sense of turning back the clock, of revisiting a time when good food, good company and beautiful surroundings formed the most important facets of day-to-day life. The region [...]
November 19, 2013
Travel and Leisure