One can only IMOGEN
There’s having a moment – and then there’s the kind of spotlight blaze that Imogen Poots is basking in. Currently gracing the screen in three major genre-spanning roles, the actress tells Julia Llewellyn Smith why it pays off to say no to playing the English rose
THE OPULENT NOMAD
‘MY MARRIAGES WERE FAILURES BUT I SURE HAD SUCCESSFUL DIVORCES.’ SO SAYS THE FRENCH COUNTESS AND HEIRESS TO A SOUTH AMERICAN TIN FORTUNE, WHO LIQUIDATED MILLIONS AFTER HER SON’S DEATH AND HAS LIVED A LIFE THAT READS LIKE A NOVEL. NOW, ALBINA DU BOISROUVRAY HAS WRITTEN IT ALL DOWN IN HER NEW MEMOIR. WHAT MORE IS THERE TO THE STORY?
Bringing down THE HOUSE
As the final Downton film wraps up her role as the Countess of Grantham, Elizabeth McGovern is enjoying a stellar next act, walking for Burberry and treading the boards as silver-screen siren Ava Gardner – while still finding time to front a band. She tells Julia Llewellyn Smith about life behind the scenes
Holding COURT
Padel is causing a racket in society. An invitation to play is the smart set’s new calling card. If polo is the sport of kings, is this now the sport of princes? Eilidh Hargreaves meets the players making net gains
New money FOR OLD POPE
A SON OF CHICAGO NOW LEADS THE HOLY SEE – AND WITH HIM COMES A WAVE OF BIG-SPENDING AMERICAN BELIEVERS. AS THEY BET THEIR DOLLARS ON THE VATICAN RE-EMBRACING CONSERVATISM, WILLIAM CASH, FORMER EDITOR OF THE CATHOLIC HERALD, INVESTIGATES
The really WILDE SHOW
The Eurovision calamity? Ancient history. Olly Alexander has bounced back, dropped an album and gone Wilde. As the National Theatre’s hit The Importance of Being Earnest heads to the West End, he’s taking centre stage, proving disasters make the best drama.
Social POWER Index
WEALTH, CACHET AND SERIOUS CONNECTIONS: MEET THE TOP 100
Mother SUPERIOR
LONG BEFORE NETFLIX REIMAGINED HER FOR THE SCREEN, PRINCE PHILIP WAS HELPING HUGO VICKERS PIECE TOGETHER PRINCESS ALICE’S HIDDEN PAST. NOW, WITH THE BIOGRAPHY BACK IN PRINT, VICKERS TELLS THE INSIDE STORY
One can only IMOGEN
There’s having a moment – and then there’s the kind of spotlight blaze that Imogen Poots is basking in. Currently gracing the screen in three major genre-spanning roles, the actress tells Julia Llewellyn Smith why it pays off to say no to playing the English rose
THE OPULENT NOMAD
‘MY MARRIAGES WERE FAILURES BUT I SURE HAD SUCCESSFUL DIVORCES.’ SO SAYS THE FRENCH COUNTESS AND HEIRESS TO A SOUTH AMERICAN TIN FORTUNE, WHO LIQUIDATED MILLIONS AFTER HER SON’S DEATH AND HAS LIVED A LIFE THAT READS LIKE A NOVEL. NOW, ALBINA DU BOISROUVRAY HAS WRITTEN IT ALL DOWN IN HER NEW MEMOIR. WHAT MORE IS THERE TO THE STORY?
Bringing down THE HOUSE
As the final Downton film wraps up her role as the Countess of Grantham, Elizabeth McGovern is enjoying a stellar next act, walking for Burberry and treading the boards as silver-screen siren Ava Gardner – while still finding time to front a band. She tells Julia Llewellyn Smith about life behind the scenes
Holding COURT
Padel is causing a racket in society. An invitation to play is the smart set’s new calling card. If polo is the sport of kings, is this now the sport of princes? Eilidh Hargreaves meets the players making net gains
New money FOR OLD POPE
A SON OF CHICAGO NOW LEADS THE HOLY SEE – AND WITH HIM COMES A WAVE OF BIG-SPENDING AMERICAN BELIEVERS. AS THEY BET THEIR DOLLARS ON THE VATICAN RE-EMBRACING CONSERVATISM, WILLIAM CASH, FORMER EDITOR OF THE CATHOLIC HERALD, INVESTIGATES
The really WILDE SHOW
The Eurovision calamity? Ancient history. Olly Alexander has bounced back, dropped an album and gone Wilde. As the National Theatre’s hit The Importance of Being Earnest heads to the West End, he’s taking centre stage, proving disasters make the best drama.
Social POWER Index
WEALTH, CACHET AND SERIOUS CONNECTIONS: MEET THE TOP 100
Mother SUPERIOR
LONG BEFORE NETFLIX REIMAGINED HER FOR THE SCREEN, PRINCE PHILIP WAS HELPING HUGO VICKERS PIECE TOGETHER PRINCESS ALICE’S HIDDEN PAST. NOW, WITH THE BIOGRAPHY BACK IN PRINT, VICKERS TELLS THE INSIDE STORY
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Unkomplizierter Bestellvorgang. Gute Erreichbarkeit und Flexibilität der Ansprechpartner. Zuverlässige Auslieferung. Reelle Preise.