Lifestyle

Sometimes innate intuition, entrepreneurial vision and the belief in the natural resources of a country can all combine to create a truly superior and premium product.

Dr Nawaf Salameh, Founding Chairman of the Alexandrion Group has always been laser-focused on producing Romania's first ever single malt whisky, since initiating the project back in 2016 and holding the title of Keeper of the Quaich. He has gone on to achieve this goal, with the whisky going from strength-to-strength.

Ray-Ban Aviator Total Black

One of the most iconic sunglass models in the world, the Ray-Ban Aviator was originally designed for U.S. aviator pilots in 1937. Today it’s a symbol of classic American style and performance quality. For this release, the heritage model gets a total blackout: black metal frame and temple tips with black Polarised lenses. Aviator Total Black is slick, clean and heroically sharp.

£184

https://www.ray-ban.com

Vuarnet Frame Adventure Sunglasses

Captivating Christmas Objects of Desire

A wish list of the most fabulous gifts if money was no object, a dream fulfilled smorgasbord of stocking fillers that would require some pretty big stockings. Plus a book by Rob Delaney that feeds both the soul and the mind.

Harley Davidson 2022 Sportster S

Here's our selection of the finest luxury gadgets for your home. Get settled in for the Autumn and turn the front doorbell off.

Georg Jensen Sky Ice Cubes

These pebble-like pieces are reusable ice cubes, made from stainless steel and safe to use in drinks. Simply keep it in the freezer, use it as you would any other ice cube and wash it by hand after use ready for your next after-dinner drink.

£39

https://www.johnlewis.com

When: 26 October – 1 November 2022

Where: The Lexus Takumi Townhouse, Stables X, Seven Dials, 40 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LH

The Princess of Wales has been a terrifically successful ambassador for the royal family for over 11 years now whilst also raising three young children in the media spotlight.

Kate Middleton or HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales married Prince William in 2011 at Westminster Abbey after a long courtship, catapulting her and her family into the limelight.

One of our favourite stops during our Polestar 2 electric car tour was the Victoria Oxshott gastro pub.

This new gastro pub is set on a country road in a tiny village in Surrey. As you walk in there is a comfortable long bar to the right and assorted dining rooms off to the left, furnished in oak, green wood panelling and light brown chesterfield sofas and chairs. Plenty of stoves and open fires add colour and ambience.

I've wanted a black leather biker jacket with a red lining ever since my early teenage years. 

Back then I was a bit of a rocker with a hint of goth and was already sneaking into pubs and clubs to watch bands. 

Sandi talks knitting, lockdown survival and why she’s desperate to get on the road again with her new live show NEXT SLIDE PLEASE…

It won’t be a surprise to Sandi Toksvig fans that the polymath QI presenter owns an Encyclopaedia of Flintlock Weaponry and a tome titled Knitting with Dog Hair.  “I collect books where I think, ‘Why would anybody publish that?’” she admits. “So you should never challenge me as chances are I will have a book about it.” A dozen or so such titles will crop up in her new stage show, Next Slide Please, among many other quite interesting topics.

two Royal favourites joined forces for an exclusive evening for Barnardo’s, to raise awareness of the critical services the charity delivers for vulnerable children and young people.

During the evening, sculptor Frances Segelman, who has crafted likenesses of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, ‘live-sculpted’ a bust of Bruce Oldfield OBE, the favourite fashion designer of Diana, Princess of Wales, at Lambeth Palace Gardens.