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Events on 8th February 2011 |
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A parade of 100 modern and vintage Rolls-Royce cars made their way through central London on Sunday.
It is a significant milestone in the 107-year history of Rolls-Royce marking 100 years to the day since the Spirit of Ecstasy design was first registered as a trademark.
Since then the graceful flying lady has adorned the prow of every Rolls-Royce model throughout the generations.


The world’s most expensive residential apartments at One Hyde Park have been officially unveiled yesterday in London.
Around 350 guests were shown the apartments which reportedly start a £6.5m for one bedroom and go up to £140m for a penthouse. Prices average £6,000 a square foot, and are reportedly the highest ever paid for residential space.
60 percent of the apartments have already been snapped up, mainly by foreign business leaders from the Middle East, Africa, Russia, China and India.

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Art on 17th January 2011 |
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Two matching portraits of princess Diana and Prince Charles by pop art icon Andy Warhol have gone on display for the first time since 1982, ahead of being sold.
The paintings show Charles in naval attire against a blue background. His first wife Diana wears a formal dress and is pictured against a pink background.
They were made using synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas and marked the couple’s wedding in 1981.

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A painting of sunflowers and a nude by French artist Paul Gauguin is expected to fetch up to 10 million pounds at auction next month, Christie’s said Friday.
Gauguin’s Nature morte à l’Esperance, a still life painted in 1901 when he was living in Tahiti, will be the star lot of a sale of impressionist and modern art in London.
The painting was presented to the media on Friday, the first time it has been seen in public since 1989.


The most expensive streets in Britain can be found in South West London where the average price of a property is over five million pounds.
Parkside in Merton, just a short walk from Wimbledon’s All England Tennis Club, is named the most expensive residential street with an average price of £5,058,000.
More than half of the 20 most expensive streets in England and Wales are in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Design on 23rd December 2010 |
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The luxury UK brand Mulberry has moved its flagship boutique to 50 New Bond Street, only a few doors down from its previous address.
The new retail space reflects the brand’s ethical and ecological concerns features a loft-like warehouse vibe with vast open space and a bevy of freestanding fixtures.
The new 5,400-foot (501-square-meter) boutique sells accessories, travel and luggage goods, shoes, and women”s wear.
