Royal family
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The Duchess of Cornwall's favourite view: Lochnagar from Bovaglie
For her guest edit special issue of Country Life, The Duchess of Cornwall chose her favourite view in the world, this classic vista across to Lochnagar. Photograph by Steven Rennie.
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The Duchess of Cornwall's gardens at Raymill, by Monty Don
Secreted in an idyllic spot by a charming mill leat, the 12-acre garden surrounding The Duchess of Cornwall’s treasured home is a precious refuge. Writer and broadcaster Monty Don takes a look, with photographs by Jason Ingram.
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The Duchess of Cornwall: ‘I have a profound sense of being at home in the countryside’
In her leader article in the 13th July 2022 issue of Country Life, guest editor HRH The Duchess of Cornwall talks about her love of being out in the country, her childhood in the South Downs, the darker side of Britain's rural idyll and the farmers, fishermen, butchers and artisans who are the backbone of the countryside.
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Camilla's Country Life: How to watch the behind-the-scenes television documentary about The Duchess of Cornwall's Country Life guest-edit
Find out where and how to watch the ITV documentary 'Camilla's Country Life', all about The Duchess of Cornwall's guest-edited issue of Country Life.
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The Duchess of Cornwall's country champions, from a bee master and an equine therapist to The Prince of Wales and Jeremy Clarkson
The Duchess of Cornwall names her countryside champions in the 13 July 2022 issue, which she has guest edited. Among them are her husband The Prince of Wales — whom she describes as ‘a countryman to the core’— as well as a wine producer, a bee master and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
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What's inside The Duchess of Cornwall's guest-edited issue of Country Life — and how to get your copy
We're thrilled and delighted that HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has guest edited the 13 July 2022 edition of Country Life magazine.
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Video: The Duchess of Cornwall's guest-edit of Country Life, as featured on the BBC
Watch Paula Lester on BBC Breakfast discussing The Duchess of Cornwall's guest-edit of Country Life magazine, out on 13th July 2022.
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The behind-the-scenes story of The Duchess of Cornwall's guest-edit of Country Life
The 13 July 2022 edition of Country Life, guest-edited by HRH Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been a huge effort stretched out over many months.
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The Duchess of Cornwall, as photographed by The Duchess of Cambridge for Country Life
The upcoming 13 July 2022 issue of Country Life is being guest-edited by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall — and the cover portrait was taken by her daughter-in-law, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.
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'The monarchy is not a cold, rational, legal structure, but a living, vibrant, human creation with human weaknesses and human strengths'
The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has been and gone, but it's left an indelible memory and reminded Britain that it still has some things to be proud of, says our columnist Agromenes.
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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Seven of the defining images from four days of celebration
We've picked out our favourite images from the celebrations across the country.
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Curious Questions: What is it like to sing at a royal coronation in Westminster Abbey?
The choristers at the Coronation are now in their eighties, but recall vividly the day they sang for The Queen, as Andrew Green discovers.
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The strangest things named after Queen Elizabeth II, from flower markets to a Filipino teenage celebrity
A rose, a reservoir and a telescope are only some of the many quirky places and objects called Elizabeth II after The Queen, finds Carla Passino.
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The Queen's official Platinum Jubilee portrait unveiled, taken by Ranald Mackechnie at Windsor Castle
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's official Platinum Jubilee portrait photograph has been unveiled.
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The Country Life guide to running the ultimate Platinum Jubilee street party
It’s time to dust off your tartan and put on a tiara, says Debora Robertson, in her handy guide to organising the ultimate Platinum Jubilee street party.
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We asked six top architects to reimagine Buckingham Palace — here's what they came up with
The façade of Buckingham Palace is so familiar that it’s easy to forget it is younger than Country Life. It also strikes John Goodall as dull. To mark the Jubilee, he asks six architects to suggest, in playful spirit, how it might be changed for the better.
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Curious Questions: What is a jubilee?
The celebration of HM's Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee is imminent — but what is a jubilee, and where does this strange word come from? Martin Fone investigates.
