29 h. ago How do you care for an ageing parent – when they want none of it? | Barry J Jacobs

Supporting my mother as she grew older meant facing pride, minimization and resistance. The key to a healthier relationship was empathyOne evening as I was using my key to let myself into my mother’s apartment for a visit, I glanced toward the kitchen table where she usually sat reading the newspaper and saw her rolling walker standing alone. Surprised, I said loudly: “Where are you, Mom?”“Here,” I heard her respond from her bedroom down the hall. “I’m fine.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Crispy chicken and pancetta with a nutty apple salad: Thomasina Miers’ Sunday best recipes

Crisp chicken and sweet onions with rosemary and salty pancetta, set off by a sweet-sour apple salad with pickled red onion and hazelnutsI recently invested in a beautifully wide, Shropshire-made pan that works on the hob and in the oven with equal ease, and without the chemical nonstick lining I keep reading about. It is a brilliant pan. As I turn on the heat to crisp the skin on my chicken thighs on the stove top, I can prep the vegetables I will then roast in the same pan. There is a soothing rhythm to this type of cooking, where most of the work is done in the oven. Here, I use jerusalem artichokes, the most delicious of autumn vegetables, parboiled in lemon juice to make them more digestible and then roasted with garlic and onions, until beautifully caramelised, and it’s a marvellous thing to put down on the kitchen table. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘I went for it, put my ego aside’: Robin van Persie on coaching, Wenger and horses

Feyenoord coach on how a chat with his daughter changed his life, memories of Arsenal and Manchester United and a lunch with GuardiolaRobin van Persie was warming to his theme, imparting wisdom to his children, Shaqueel and Dina, then 14 and 10. “We were at the kitchen table in our new house and I was giving them a speech: ‘You have to find your passion as soon as possible!’” He is, however, self-aware enough to realise how parental monologues are received. “I was ‘passion this, passion that’. It went on and on and on.”It was Dina who brought him up short. “Yeah, Dad, but what is your passion now?” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Inside humiliated Andrew's new life in exile: From butlers and Downton

Andrew may have lost his beloved house, along with all his styles and honours. But Charles is determined that his brother's punishment is not without humanity.

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1 week ago The most touching moments between Kate Middleton and the late Queen: From a heartwarming kiss to infectious laughter

Over time, the Royal pair developed what the Daily Mail's Richard Kay previously described as a 'grandmotherly' bond - with Kate once likening Her Majesty to 'a gentle guide'.

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1 week ago The most touching moments between Kate Middleton and the late Queen: From a heartwarming kiss to infectious laugher

Over time, the Royal pair developed what the Daily Mail's Richard Kay previously described as a 'grandmotherly' bond - with Kate once likening Her Majesty to 'a gentle guide'.

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2 w. ago Tim Dowling: after a year of ignoring each other, the cat and the dog have declared war

We arrive home from holiday to discover our pets scrapping constantly. Are they enjoying themselves? It’s hard to tellWe arrive home from our holiday to another household altogether: the oldest one, the middle one and the oldest one’s girlfriend have been in charge for more than a fortnight. The food in the fridge is strange, sourced from unfamiliar shops. The kitchen table looks like the centre of a boiler room stock fraud operation, with computer screens everywhere and power cords dividing the space at waist height. Below the sink, the dog and the cat are scrapping. After more than a year of avoiding each other, both animals have suddenly gone on the offensive.“They fight?” I say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Very concerned': RICHARD KAY on Prince Edward and Princess Anne's role in the Andrew scandal

Palace Confidential host Jo Elvin asks royal expert, Richard Kay about the roles Prince Edward and Princess Anne are likely to play as their brother faces yet another scandal.

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2 w. ago Posh, proud and impossible to ignore: the incredible life of Annabel Goldsmith

Born in the 1930s, the former Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart flourished in a world that celebrated aristocratic rule-breakers. What does her story tell us about how Britain has changed?If the sitting Marquess of Londonderry died tomorrow, and in so doing bestowed a ladyhood on his 15-year-old granddaughter, would you ever know? Would you be able to find the great houses of Britain on a map, and connect them to their owners? It wouldn’t be true to say that the press has stopped covering the aristocracy, since the Telegraph diligently covers the great estates, but the discussion now comes framed by the idea of meritocracy, which is objectively pretty ridiculous. So the Hon Nick Howard told the Telegraph a fortnight ago, “If my son wants to take over [Castle Howard], he’ll have to pass an interview,” while other great estate owners stress their role as rewilders, ecowarriors or, at their most traditional, conservationists. These days, if you’re proud of heritage simply because you o...

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3 w. ago Jemima Goldsmith pays tribute to her 'funny and sharp' mother Lady Annabel after her death aged 91

The British daughter of late billionaire tycoon Sir James Goldsmith took to her Instagram account today to share an array of photographs celebrating the glamorous life of her mother.

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3 w. ago RICHARD KAY: The night I sat at Lady Annabel's kitchen table as she gave me the inside story on THAT showdown between Diana and Camilla...

Of all the figures drawn into the vortex of Princess Diana's life, Lady Annabel Goldsmith was unique.

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3 w. ago BBC News viewers spot awkward tribute blunder over Lady Annabel Goldsmith death

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, namesake of London’s legendary nightclub Annabel’s, died peacefully at the age of 91 - and fans have spotted a huge mistake with BBC News' tribute

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3 w. ago Mum starts business at kitchen table and catches the eye of Dragons' Den star

The 33-year-old said it has been 'absolutely surreal' as her life now looks completely different to how it used to

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3 w. ago Family of Lady Annabel Goldsmith, society matriarch who gave her name to London's swankiest nightclub, hail her 'extraordinary and complete' life... but say her death has left them 'bereft'

If Mayfair club Annabel's was once a byword for elegant glamour, then so too was the woman who inspired it (pictured).

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3 w. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith Dies at 91 — The Woman Behind One of London’s Most Famous Private Clubs

Lady Annabel Goldsmith Dies at 91 — The Woman Behind One of London’s Most Famous Private Clubs  parade.com

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3 w. ago Princess Diana's friend and It Girl with Mayfair nightclub named after her dies

The glamorous Mayfair private members' club Annabel's, frequented by the aristocracy and celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Kate Moss, was named after Lady Annabel in the swinging sixties

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3 w. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith hailed as ‘simply irreplaceable’ after her death aged 91

The trendy Mayfair club Annabel’s was named after the socialite who died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning.

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3 w. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith death: Socialite who gave her name to London nightclub dies, aged 91

Youngest son Ben says Lady Annabel is ‘quite simply irreplaceable’

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3 w. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith, British Socialite and Inspiration for Annabel’s Club in London, Dies at 91

Lady Annabel Goldsmith, British Socialite and Inspiration for Annabel’s Club in London, Dies at 91  Yahoo

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3 w. ago Lady Annabel Goldsmith dead, aged 91, as tributes paid to friend of Princess Diana

A popular nightclub in Mayfair was named after Lady Annabel

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