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A picnic. From the dappled light to a breeze catching the canopy of leaves giving you shade, to gently chinking glasses, can anything conjure up such a wonderful image of summer? With restrictions on meeting up indoors with people from different households still in place, a picnic is the perfect way to enjoy an alfresco … Read more
The Victorian era is renowned for its rigid social codes and buttoned-up etiquette rules. Propriety was of utmost importance and Victorian etiquette went much deeper than knowing the correct handshake or which fork to use. Manners dictated every facet of life, from social interactions and romantic liaisons to dress codes and how much champagne one … Read more
To mark National Afternoon Tea Week, which runs from August 12-18, we have rounded up the finest establishments to partake of an afternoon tea, whether you are in London or elsewhere in Britain. A traditional afternoon tea is a ritual that must be experienced in its country of birth, Great Britain. Here we explore 10 … Read more
The annual Royal Ascot Style Guide is renowned for setting the fashion tone and predicting key trends for the British summer social season. The Style Guide – first unveiled in 2012 to formally document Royal Ascot’s strict dress code – is released three months ahead of the five-day June event each year; to give racegoers … Read more
If you thought that everything you needed to know about etiquette was contained within your grandmother’s dusty old volume of Debrett’s, it is time to think again. The advent of modern technology, social media and instant communication has brought a new set of rules on how we conduct ourselves in a digital world. ‘Netiquette’ is … Read more
How you present yourself in corporate situations and how effectively you communicate with clients and colleagues is fundamental to your professional success. Research by Harvard University, The Carnegie Foundation and the Stanford Research Institute has consistently shown that more than 85% of job success is based on so-called “soft skills”. However, many of today’s graduates … Read more
The first day of school can be a daunting prospect for both children and parents. But fear not – our guide to school gate etiquette will ensure that you breeze through your first encounter with fellow parents. For many of us one of the perks of growing up is being able to leave playground politics … Read more
Prince Harry and bride Meghan Markle have continued many centuries-old royal wedding traditions – and created some new ones of their own. – The royal bride always has a spare bouquet made, thanks to a mishap suffered by the Queen at her 1947 wedding. Her bouquet went missing between the newlyweds’ return to the palace … Read more
For a wedding, a big occasion or just because, what does a hat say? Advice from experts including the Queen’s milliner. The right hat can be a real feather in your cap… but you definitely don’t want to look like a mad hatter. We ask three experts to give their advice on choosing the right … Read more
Happy birthday to the most famous of bards. Born 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon – now known as National Shakespeare Day, as well as being St George’s Day – Shakespeare had a huge effect on our language; the Oxford English Dictionary credits him for coining more than 1,600 words in his 52 living years. We … Read more
