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HISTORICAL FACTS: Beatrix potter - The Untold Story

Brian and Ursula Kirby

Other lives: Couple who produced award-winning flour at Clyston Mill in Devon

The Guardian - UK

The five best Lake District museums – recommended by a historian

Most people come to the Lake District seeking the great outdoors. Boating, camping and hiking are a big part of the national park’s appeal. But indoor attractions matter here, too. This is one of the wettest parts of Britain, after all, and when the rain stops play, the region’s museums…

The Conversation

James Middleton shares rare photo of Carole Middleton and son Inigo, with a special nod to Princess Catherine

James also revealed the poignant reason he’s been notably absent for some months

Woman & Home

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Carole Middleton Makes a Surprise Easter Appearance Alongside James Middleton's Son Inigo

Further proof Princess Kate's mom is a doting grandmother.

Marie Claire

15 best pubs with rooms in the UK for cosy winter breaks

Step out of the chilly weather and spend the night in a cosy, traditional inn

The Independent UK

Early versions of Peter Rabbit, Thomas The Tank Engine and The BFG to be sold

A first addition Beatrix Potter titled The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, published in 1906, is among 60 lots of children’s books going on sale.

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton's latest project contains an adorable hidden detail that's easy to miss

The Princess of Wales has curated a new display for the V&A Museum in London and there’s a touching nod to her family life

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Princess Kate Takes on a Creative New Role With Nods to Princess Charlotte and Prince George

What can't she do?

Marie Claire

Princess Kate highlights the power of ‘historic objects’ as new exhibition opens

Princess Kate has highlighted the power of ‘historic objects’ to influence ‘fashion, design, film, art’

The Independent UK

Kate hails power of past objects to inspire future as her new exhibition opens

The Princess of Wales is the V&A’s patron and she chose the exhibition items in June when she visited its East Storehouse.

Evening Standard

Are Mallorca, Croatia and Provence too hot for summer holidays now? Here's where to book instead

Is the weather in your usual go-to summer hols spot looking too hot to be hospitable? Escape to one of these cooler destinations instead

Evening Standard

Beastly Britain by Karen R Jones review – how animals shaped British identity

A revelatory cultural history of our relationship with native wildlife, from newts doing handstands to Mrs Tiggy-Winkle

The Guardian - UK

How Tove Jansson’s Moomins illustrations taught us to imagine, resist and belong

There is a world beyond our own, where imagination and reality meet, and where, for 80 years, Tove Jansson’s Moomins illustrations have offered readers a way to recognise themselves.

The Conversation

Beatrix Potter 50p coin being sold for £25,000 due to tiny error

The commemorative coin’s eagle-eyed owner noticed a lump of metal sticking out of Peter Rabbit’s foot

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Beatrix Potter coin with tiny error selling for £25,000

In 2017, the Royal Mint produced nearly 20 million Peter Rabbit 50ps to celebrate the beloved children's author Beatrix Potter

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6 of the best cottage garden plants you can add to your garden now to nail the cottagecore look this summer

Nothing says quintessential romance like these flowers

The Guardian - UK

Cottontail review – beautifully understated Japanese-English bereavement road trip drama

Lily Franky excels as a widower travelling with his estranged son from Tokyo to the Lake District to scatter his Beatrix Potter-loving wife’s ashes

The Independent UK

Beatrix Potter doll’s house back on display after 300 hours of conservation work

Teams from the National Trust worked to repair and clean 73 miniature items which inspired the author.

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Cottontail review – life lessons are learnt in tender, Beatrix Potter-inspired tale

A Japanese man journeys to the Lake District to honour his late wife, testing his relationship with his son in the process

The Conversation

Writing long reads for The Conversation can be ‘instrumental’ in developing research – Insights story updates

Each story for Insights, The Conversation’s longform investigative series, typically takes months to produce, building on years of academic research. And of course, these deep-dive investigations don’t just stop when the story is published.

The Independent UK

The best family-friendly hotels in the Lake District for water sports and outdoor trails

Whether it's fell walking, boat rides or museum hopping, here are the best hotels in the Lake District that cater to all ages

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a national disgrace’: fury at sewage-filled Windermere over toxic algae and dead fish

Campaigners blame United Utilities for blighting famous lake with raw effluent

Evening Standard

Kate Middleton visits the Lake District: her brother James Middleton shares the places they used to go as kids

Kate’s brother on how Windermere, the peaks (and his dog Ella) saved him

The National (Scotland)

Uncovered fiddle music with links to Bonnie Prince Charlie leads to new concert

WHEN Munro Gauld first came across some unpublished fiddle music, he had no idea it would lead to a remarkable story beginning with a Highlander who…

The Guardian - UK

Westminster coroner’s court extension review – an extension of deep sympathy

A Beatrix Potter-meets-ancient-Rome aesthetic brings and dignity and intimacy to Patrick Lynch’s addition to the coroner’s court that held the hearings into Grenfell and the Westminster Bridge attacks

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