Tat London Journal

I really don’t want to brag, but I’m quite happy to in this case — not on my own behalf, but on behalf of the UK and the marvellous things it has lined up for July. We, I hope, are set for a beautiful month, and there’s certainly no shortage of ways to fill those sunny days. Whether it’s the Soho Fête, the Spotlight Market, or Paxton House’s Antiques Weekend, Charlotte Becque has winkle-picked these glorious activities for your enjoyment.

Antiques That Caught My Eye What a galumphing beautiful affair. Perhaps you're in the market for an early 20th century alabaster pendant...

A few months ago, I popped into Colbert, that cafe which takes up much of the corner of Sloane Square. I was there to meet the Spanish interior designer Marta de la Rica. We covered the usual ground one does on a first meeting. I, of course, opened with the weather — Madrid had apparently been having a very wet spell, which gave me a brief opportunity to enjoy that smug British pastime of claiming superiority over continental climates, a pleasure we get to indulge perhaps onc