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THE TATLER and Bystander

BLOWING A VEIL

BARD PARTYING

FLAIR TREATMENT

HORSING AROUND

…That’s entertainment! • Who are the 10 top-tier hosts in Britain and how do they get the party started?

ICING ON the cake • Winter weddings have come in from the cold as high society says ‘I do’ to the coolest of celebrations

THE PARTY LINE • Decorations, guestlists, etiquette… From Bunny Roger to Elizabeth II, I’ve learnt from the best

French POLISH • From revamping Maxim’s and giving a Rothschild residence new life to designing soirées for the glitterati, the art of living and entertaining à la française is defined by superlative decorative style

SOUR NOTES • There’s discord in Winchester Cathedral’s world-famous boys’ choir, as beloved figures quit and rumours swirl of bullying and belittling. But what’s behind this chorus of disapproval?

High SPIRITS • From chatelaines reporting eerie sights to Gen Z horror-heads TikToking their frights, spooky goings on are rife. Prepare for a sleepless night…

Eat, Fay, love • Fay Maschler enjoys a late-summer French feast at the impeccably pedigreed Bouchon Racine

DEDICATED FOLLOWER • Trends in high places: the key couture looks setting the new season styles

Dressed for SUCCESS • Meet Lyla Elichaoff and Esme Bertelsen, whose fashion queen mothers, Trinny and Susannah, saved a whole generation from sartorial sins. Sassy and stylish, this pair are ready to make their mark – and they’ll wear what they jolly well please…

THE LITTLE black BOOK 2024 • A new era is upon us. Labour’s back in power and British pop star Charli XCX has pioneered a cultural movement (‘Bratler’, anyone?). In this spirit of reinvention, Tatler introduces a fresh crop of eligibles. Among this year’s debutantes and desirables are Old Etonians who dazzled at the Paris Olympics and Gen Z princesses who hold court at Oxbridge parties. It’s Bridgerton meets Raya – did you make the cut?

Welcome to the TATLER COUTURE BALL • Equal parts drama and decadence, this season’s most exquisite couture is all the modern deb needs to make a showstopping society entrance

Musical HEIRS • Superstar grandfathers can be a tough act to follow – but if reggae royalty Skip Marley is feeling the pressure, he doesn’t show it. David Jenkins asks the heir to Bob about music, family and those Kate Moss rumours…

Lotus position • The year Wallis Simpson spent as a single woman in China became the basis for a supposed dossier of scandal used by the Establishment to defame and shame her. Now, the last members of her inner circle help uncover the truth about the duchess’s ‘lotus year’

PAW RELATION • GET STUFFED, LORD SEBASTIAN. POMPOUS OLD BEAR? WHO’S THE STAR NOW? AT THE GRAND AGE OF 114, ALOYSIUS, THE BRIDESHEAD BEAR, IS BACK IN OXFORD – THIS TIME WITH TATLER BY HIS SIDE

THE IT List • Dec the haul: this month’s 10 most wanted gifts

WELL TO DO • Health SOS? From breathwork to blood tests and bespoke longevity programmes, a new medical concierge brings personalised care right to your door

NEW ROMAN • Rome ruled the ancient world, but rest on its laurels? Never! The Eternal City is enjoying a red-hot renaissance…

NO PLACE LIKE ROME • The Eternal City might have 2,000 years of history, but it’s no old flame. In fact, it’s hotter than ever, erupting with ever-more opulent hotels and lending glamour to scorching new blockbuster films, says Delilah Khomo

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