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'It makes me feel as if I’ve done a good job as a father and that I did the right thing in wanting us to have a house here': David Beckham on why the countryside matters so much to him and his family
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The curious case of Cecil Beaton and Madame X
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At the Snowdon Summer School, the future of design lies in the traditions of the past
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The Mitford family once called this handsome Cotswolds house a home — and it inspired Nancy's greatest novel
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How shoe designer Penelope Chilvers transformed two adjacent rooms into a spacious kitchen
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Country Life's never-before-published photographs of ‘101 Dalmatians’ author Dodie Smith's London flat
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‘A significant number of the little blighters can add up, can’t it?’: Sophia Money Coutts on how much — or little — to spend on your godchildren’s Christmas presents
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'The view changes with the seasons, so there’s always something new to see': David Beckham on one of his favourite sights in the Cotswolds
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'It makes me feel as if I’ve done a good job as a father and that I did the right thing in wanting us to have a house here': David Beckham on why the countryside matters so much to him and his family
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'One of the truly great gardens of the world' is at risk of having its vistas and tranquility blighted forever
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A portrait featuring a string of pearls stolen in one of Britain’s most notorious jewellery heists is going under the hammer
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