English aristocracy

"Debo," the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, has died aged 94

A new book by designer David Mlinaric and photographer Derry Moore covers the history of English interior design from the sixteenth century to the present day, lingering on some of the great houses in the UK, from Chatsworth to Charleston.

Jane and "Fuzzy"

Speaking to The Telegraph, Stoker Cavendish, 74, said his mother Deborah Mitford 'wasn't very comfortable' with changes he made to Chatsworth House.

The current mistress of 'Downton Abbey' tells Veronica Lee about the aristocrat who inspired Julian Fellowes to write his upper-crust saga

Today we are heading across the pond to meet the United Kingdom’s most elegant mother and daughter… Serena Fresson and Alice Naylor-Leyland. Serena and I met virtually through Instagram, as we both share a passion for elegant decor, chintz, lettuceware, and blue and white porcelain. She lives in the most breathtakingly beautiful home in the […]

Viscount Timothy Torrington’s story reads like a real-life version of Downton Abbey, the hit period drama about the family of an earl who has no direct heir to his title.

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