This week in Country Life we pay tribute to The Queen, who's birthday it is this week - and we also take a look at the enduring influence of Shakespeare on our language..
** Kate Green meets the team behind The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
** Gavin Stamp reveals the whereabouts of Shakespeare’s skull
** Although he died 400 years ago, Shakespeare’s words are still used every day, explains Michael Billington
** Emma Hughes finds out why we’re so entranced by perfume bottles and which have stood the test of time
** Paul Quagliana spent a year recording the short flowering season of our beguiling tree blossoms
PLUS
** Arabella Youens picks the best new-builds and restorations
** Geoff Heath-Taylor reveals the best new country houses in the country
** Our kitchen garden cook gets busy with rhubarb
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A well-connected rural playground with 23 acres on the edge of the South Downs National ParkOld House Farm is an impressive family home with a wealth of amenities that would inspire any rural passion.
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The UK gets its first ‘European stork village’ — and it's in West SussexAlthough the mortality rate among white storks can be up to 90%, the future looks rosy for breeding pairs in southern England.
