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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Inside Princess Beatrice's ‘struggles' with £250k engagement ring, as royal celebrates 5th wedding anniversary
PRINCESS Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary today, following their intimate 2020 ceremony. This came after the British property developer proposed to King Charles' niece with a sparkling £250,000 engagement ring, which has challenges with its upkeep. Advertisement 9 Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary today Credit: Reuters 9 Edoardo popped the question with a £250,000 Art Deco-inspired engagement ring Credit: PA:Press Association The gorgeous Art Deco-style jewellery piece was a bespoke design by British jeweller Shaun Leane and features large diamonds, geometric shapes and a platinum band. Edoardo wanted the 1930s-inspired ring to be 'filled with personal and sentimental signifiers. Although it is a stunning piece, maintaining royal rings does come with certain challenges, according to experts. A spokesperson for Maxwell Stone told Fabulous: 'Royal engagement rings often feature rare, high-carat gemstones, which call for careful cleaning and routine professional inspections to ensure the stone remains secure. Advertisement 'Over time, prongs may loosen and older metals may require extra attention to prevent wear or damage. 'Fortunately, most reputable jewellers offer these maintenance services free of charge, so this level of upkeep is readily accessible to the royal family.' Diane Hall, co-founder of Dower & Hall, added: 'For insurance purposes engagement rings need to be re-checked by a jeweller every four to five years to make sure that the claws holding the stones are in tiptop condition and continue to be secure.' She shared how Princess Beatrice may get her ring professionally cleaned on anniversaries. Advertisement Speaking of the process, she shared: "We use a professional ultrasonic cleaning machine and this takes away any dirt and residue which has built up on the stone over the year. "It might not appear to be much but in actual fact after ultrasonic cleaning, customers are always very surprised by how sparkly the stones actually are. Princess Beatrice is pregnant with her second child and shares sweet picture with husband Edoardo "Everything from hand cream and face cream to washing up and just daily use causes grime which then affects the sparkle of the diamond." ROYAL WEDDING Edoardo and Beatrice got engaged in Italy in September 2019, before announcing their news to the world on September 26, 2019, and tying the knot on July 17, 2020. Advertisement Beatrice and Edoardo said "I do" surrounded by close family and friends in All Saints Chapel, Windsor Great Park. The Queen's granddaughter and the millionaire property developer were due to wed at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, in London, with 150 guests. 9 Edoardo and Beatrice got engaged in Italy in September 2019 Credit: Reuters Instead, a select group gathered for a more intimate ceremony with strict social distancing measures in place. Advertisement The Queen was driven with Prince Philip from Windsor Castle, where they had been isolating since March, three miles up the Long Walk and through Windsor Great Park to the private church. Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, welcomed daughter Sienna into the world on September 18, 2022. Meanwhile on January 22 this year, the couple's second daughter Athena was born several weeks prematurely weighing 4lb 5oz. In a nod to the late Queen, their baby's middle name is Elizabeth, making her full name Athena Elizabeth Rose Mapelli Mozzi. Advertisement Edoardo also has son Christopher Woolf, known as Wolfie, from a previous relationship. 9 The couple enjoyed a day out at Royal Ascot last month Credit: Getty 9 The lovebirds puckered up for a kiss as they watched the racing Credit: Getty ROYAL RINGS Meanwhile, Kate and Prince William announced their engagement in 2010, with the royal proposing with his mother's ring in Kenya. Advertisement At the time of its creation, the ring was worth £28,000, according to Marie Claire. Vintage ring expert Sam Mee estimates that these days its value is more like £390,000. 9 Kate Middleton wearing late Princess Diana's 12-carat sapphire engagement ring Credit: Getty 9 The ring is estimated to be worth an eye-watering amount, given its royal connections Credit: Getty Advertisement 9 Prince Harry popped the question to Meghan Markle using stones from Princess Diana's collection Credit: AFP 9 Prince Harry proposed in 2017 with a classic gold band set with three diamonds Credit: Getty - Contributor However, given the historical significance it now holds, some believe it is actually priceless. For his proposal, Prince Harry used stones from Princess Diana's collection to create a ring for Meghan Markle. Advertisement Prince Harry popped the question in 2017 with a classic gold band set with three diamonds, although Meghan later upgraded the ring to feature a diamond-studded band, valued at £150,000.
Time Out
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Osteria Mucca
✍️ Time Out Sydney never writes starred restaurant and bar reviews from hosted experiences – Time Out covers restaurant and bar bills, and anonymously reviews, so that readers can trust our critique. Find out more, here. There are a lot of beautiful dining rooms in Sydney – the kind that, when you step inside, whisk you away to another world; where thoughts of to-do lists and Everest-like piles of laundry melt away like lemon granita under the Amalfi sun. Bennelong, tucked within the city's white sails, is one of them. So too is the coastal kitsch of Sean's in Bondi. Osteria Mucca, a charming trattoria from the Continental Deli crew that opened in April this year, is another such room. Found on Newtown 's happening Australia Street, the 50-seat Italian restaurant had a past life as a butcher. Those 115-year-old forest-green-and-white tiles are the originals. Candles flicker on top of white tablecloths, Art Deco-style vintage lights hang from the ceiling – creating the perfect dinner-date glow – and vintage plates jazz up the walls. This is the work of Sarah Doyle, co-owner and creative director of Paisano & Daughters, who has a knack for creating venues with their own soul. (It just takes one peep into siblings and neighbours – eclectic fisherman's den Mister Grotto, honey-hued plant celebration Flora, and Continental Deli with its big Euro energy – to fully appreciate her talent.) The room feels like an occasion, so we bypass the Limoncello Spritz and Mucca Martini in favour of a glass of Sella & Mosca's sparkling from Sardinia, poured (and appreciated) tableside. Cheers. The timeless space isn't the only thing I'm a big fan of Leading the kitchen is Janina Allende, who ran the pass at Sydney favourite Pellegrino 2000 for more than two years, and also spent time on the pans at Alberto's Lounge and Bar Vincent. At Osteria Mucca, Allende is spotlighting regional Italian classics, with home-style recipes and handmade pasta. In a nod to the restaurant's former life – and because the group knows their way around meat (Osteria Mucca shares DNA with the award-winning Porteño) – they also do all their butchery in-house. FYI – 'Mucca' means 'cow' in Italian. But we start with land and sea – a riff on puntarelle alla Romana, which sees ribbon-like curls of the slightly bitter, crunchy and cool puntarelle coated in a punchy anchovy dressing tempered with creamy, veneer-white buffalo mozzarella. So good. Meanwhile, hunks of pickled cauliflower, carrot and onion rest atop a smooth, nutty fava bean dip doused in olive oil, and are best mopped up with a crusty ciabatta roll that the team source from Brickfields. Next comes our cotechino – a dish that tastes both new and familiar. Soft, house-made pork sausage meat fragrant with cinnamon, clove and nutmeg rests on a bed of slow-cooked buttery-sweet lentils and vegetables. It's adorned with a vivid salsa verde, chewy mustard fruits and delicate shavings of horseradish. Originating from northern Italy, cotechino con lenticchie is traditionally eaten on New Year's Eve; the coin-shaped lentils symbolising wealth and prosperity. I say to our waiter it tastes like Christmas, and he says it's a hit then, too. Also a hit: our bottle of 2022 Montesecondo Rosso sangiovese from Tuscany that's cherry-red and lovely with soft tannins. Ping-pong-shaped balls of ricotta gnudi, so soft you can cut them with a spoon, sit in a pool of browned butter and topped with crisp sage leaves and thin shavings of lemon rind that cleverly cut through and lift. This, and whatever season of Survivor, and you can stick a fork in me – I'm done Formidable pastry chef Lauren Eldridge is behind the desserts at Osteria Mucca (and the three other Paisano & Daughters venues), which features house-made gelato (right now it's grapefruit); cassata with ricotta, chocolate and candied fruit; and bonèt alla Piemontese – a chocolate and amaretti custard topped with marsala Chantilly. If I wasn't stuffed like a, well, gnudi, I'd go for one of those. On this Tuesday night, the room hums with songs my grandparents would have danced to, the clink of glassware and the laughter of friends. There's not a table free. I say goodbye to the team, pull on my coat, step into the fresh night air – and glance back one last time. For a few hours it was all about that bellissimo dining room, those knockout gnudi and the person across from me. That's the power of a great restaurant. Now, back to life admin.
The Irish Sun
04-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
One of Europe's most beautiful Art Deco train stations with private tours and clocks that are always wrong
THE French city of Limoges has one of the most beautiful train stations in the world - and a rather unique feature. The Gare de 5 Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins is a classic Art Deco-style station Credit: Alamy 5 It has vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows Credit: Alamy The However, the clock is always two minutes fast. You might think this is strange, but actually, it's completely intentional and so that passengers are on time and don't miss their trains. The platforms at Limoges station are also built below ground level, so they wouldn't affect the views of the city. And the underground tunnels were even used during WWII, when it was occupied by German Troops as a shelter between 1942 and 1945. Read More on Holidays However, the station was almost destroyed after a fire in 1998, which started in the domed roof. Luckily, the fire was put out before it could damage any other parts of the site, and a year later, the roof was rebuilt. Tourists have raved about the beauty of the station, with one saying: "One of the most beautiful gare/ train stations in Europe." Another said: "The building is absolutely gorgeous, and well worth visiting just for the architecture even if you don't happen to be going anywhere by train." Most read in City breaks But for anyone who wants to know and see more of the station, you can take your own tour around it. These are are organised by the City of Art and History tour guides. Huge new train station to open in world's most popular city 5 The Limoges station clock is always two minutes fast Credit: Alamy 5 The station was built above the platforms and outside is a fountain Credit: Alamy The tour tells the story of the station over the course of an hour and costs €6 (£5.18), €4 (£3.45) for children between six and 18, and it's free for children under six. Limoges is part of the Limousin region, and you can discover it via a steam train as well. There are lots of different tours to choose from which end at various destinations like Eymoutiers, Brignac and Bugeat. The longest journey is from Limoges station to Bugeat where passengers board one of the The first stop is to Brignac, a small town on the The walk heads to a paper mill called Moulin du Got and St-Léonard-de-Noblat. This trip to Eymoutiers takes around two hours and the website advertises musical entertainment and historical commentary onboard - prices for the tours start from €16 (£13.81). Here's a full list of And the Sun's Alex West explored Limoges by luxury convertible - 5 The Limoges trains station is one of the most beautiful
Scottish Sun
04-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
One of Europe's most beautiful Art Deco train stations with private tours and clocks that are always wrong
There's a good reason to why the clock shows the 'wrong time' TIME OUT One of Europe's most beautiful Art Deco train stations with private tours and clocks that are always wrong THE French city of Limoges has one of the most beautiful train stations in the world - and a rather unique feature. The Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins was first built in 1929 in a classic Art Deco style with some of the original stained glass windows remaining. 5 Gare de Limoges-Bénédictins is a classic Art Deco-style station Credit: Alamy 5 It has vaulted ceilings and stained glass windows Credit: Alamy The station is also recognisable because of its 67m-high clock tower, which has four faces. However, the clock is always two minutes fast. You might think this is strange, but actually, it's completely intentional and so that passengers are on time and don't miss their trains. The platforms at Limoges station are also built below ground level, so they wouldn't affect the views of the city. And the underground tunnels were even used during WWII, when it was occupied by German Troops as a shelter between 1942 and 1945. However, the station was almost destroyed after a fire in 1998, which started in the domed roof. Luckily, the fire was put out before it could damage any other parts of the site, and a year later, the roof was rebuilt. Tourists have raved about the beauty of the station, with one saying: "One of the most beautiful gare/ train stations in Europe." Another said: "The building is absolutely gorgeous, and well worth visiting just for the architecture even if you don't happen to be going anywhere by train." But for anyone who wants to know and see more of the station, you can take your own tour around it. These are are organised by the City of Art and History tour guides. Huge new train station to open in world's most popular city 5 The Limoges station clock is always two minutes fast Credit: Alamy 5 The station was built above the platforms and outside is a fountain Credit: Alamy The tour tells the story of the station over the course of an hour and costs €6 (£5.18), €4 (£3.45) for children between six and 18, and it's free for children under six. Limoges is part of the Limousin region, and you can discover it via a steam train as well. There are lots of different tours to choose from which end at various destinations like Eymoutiers, Brignac and Bugeat. The longest journey is from Limoges station to Bugeat where passengers board one of the historic steam-powered trains. The first stop is to Brignac, a small town on the Vienne River where passengers get to take off and go for a hike in-between stops. The walk heads to a paper mill called Moulin du Got and St-Léonard-de-Noblat. This trip to Eymoutiers takes around two hours and the website advertises musical entertainment and historical commentary onboard - prices for the tours start from €16 (£13.81). Here's a full list of holiday destinations you can still fly to for under £15 this month - including Limoges. And the Sun's Alex West explored Limoges by luxury convertible - here's how to copy his French road trip.
Metro
18-06-2025
- Business
- Metro
‘Elite' US fast food chain to open new sites across the UK
When Dave's Hot Chicken opened its doors in London for the first time in December 2024, a massive queue stretched along Shaftesbury Avenue. The US fast food chain, which was born in Los Angeles, was an instant hit and even six months later, fans are so desperate to get a taste, they continue to wait up to an hour to order. If you haven't managed to try it yet, you might not have to travel to London to do so, as the fried chicken business is expanding across the UK. Dave's Hot Chicken (DHC) has confirmed two new major sites will be opening soon in Birmingham and Manchester – with the first to open in a matter of weeks. Those in Birmingham will be able to try the chain's Nashville Hot Chicken from July when a restaurant opens at 56 New Street. The new location is inside an iconic Art Deco-style building with a space-themed interior complete with UFO installations, holograms, and graffiti art inspired by renowned L.A. based street artists Splatterhaus and Dehmq. And following hot on the heels of this, on August 8, Dave's Hot Chicken will open its doors in Macnhester's Printworks. This site will take its cue from Manchester's warehouse rave scene and feature an industrial interior design, with towering ceilings, exposed steelwork and laser lights. Speaking about the expansion plans, Jim Attwood, managing director of Dave's Hot Chicken UK, told Metro: 'Birmingham and Manchester are on the up, with food scenes to rival London's. Opening up our next two locations here kicks off our national expansion, and we can't wait to welcome our first fans through the doors. 'Kicking off in July, Birmingham is our first major moment – the first UK site outside London, whilst our new spot in Printworks Manchester is right in the heart of one of the UK's most exciting cities. 'We're taking Dave's Hot Chicken nationwide. Watch this space.' Metro's Courtney Pochin, gave the chicken chain a try and it was love at first bite. She said: 'I've only had food from DHC the once, but it easily blows KFC out of the water and that meal was all it took for it to shoot right up there to join Popeyes in the top tier of my fast food rankings. 'The chicken is nice and juicy and the Medium spice level is perfect for those who want food that's full of flavour with a kick of heat. They're big on pickles, which I love, but the best part was hands down the loaded Cinnamon Toast Crunch Shake – that's a drink that dreams are made of.' DHC brought a number of US favourites over to the UK, with prices starting from £8. Interestingly, there are just two main chicken items on the menu — tenders and sliders (sandwiches) — which are made using halal certified British chicken. However, they also recently launched chicken bites in London. To pair with your chicken, there are a range of sides available including fries, pickles, and slaw, and you can also order combinations of these to make for a bigger meal, with four combo options to choose form. Customers can also personalise their order by selecting a spice level for the dish, with seven different levels to choose from: No Spice, Lite Mild, Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot and The Reaper. The latter is so hot that anyone who dares to try it has to sign a waiver before they're allowed to tuck into their food. Alongside this, there are soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Sprite, and those feeling the heat can cool off with an indulgent top-loaded shake for £4.49. Flavours include chocolate, vanilla or strawberry and these can be topped with Oreo or M&Ms. Dave's Hot Chicken was founded in East Hollywood back in 2017, when four friends who loved chicken tenders scraped together enough money ($900) to buy a fryer and launch a pop-up business in a car park. More Trending They began serving Nashville-style hot chicken and soon people were flocking to get a taste, with Drake, Samuel L. Jackson, and Usher all being counted amongst the brand's biggest fans, and investing in the company. The business was recently named America's Fastest growing Restaurant chain, as it now has 200 restaurants across America. The chain signed an agreement with Azzurri Group in the UK to open 60 sites across the country, so we can expect to see much more from them. View More » And if you're still wondering how it tastes, fans on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram have praised the food as 'unreal', 'amazing', 'elite' and a '10/10'. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Brain dead woman Adriana Smith gives birth after being kept alive due to law MORE: Man found 'tortured' to death in home was bound by ankles, court hears MORE: McDonald's just launched its 'most McDonald's burger ever' in the UK Your free newsletter guide to the best London has on offer, from drinks deals to restaurant reviews.
