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The BYSTANDER • Message to the new King George VI from The Tatler on the occasion of his coronation, 1937
BYSTANDER
THE ART OF SURPRISE
MY BARE LADY
IMAGINE THAT!
STARRY, STARRY KNIGHTSBRIDGE
EXTRA CECIL
‘BOUJ WITH EUG’? • It was a second home for the young royals, so what better club to be reborn in the coronation year? But what will the original Boujis crew make of its new incarnation? Davina Cadogan went to the opening to find out
Abbey ever after? • They’re the aristocrats of history who’ve helped usher in the new monarch. Recognise their titles among this year’s list of invitees?
THE PRETTIEST VOICE • Having won over the King with her singing, South African soprano Pretty Yende is raising the roof at Westminster Abbey for his coronation
The rising son • From birth, Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor was destined for the throne. But what else was written in the stars for the new King and his Queen?
THE IT List • Celebrate the coronation in style with a king’s ransom of luxuries
Eat, Fay, love • Fay Maschler finds Socca, spice and all things Nice at Mayfair’s latest corner of the South of France
LONDON CALLING • With some of the world’s best chefs setting up shop in the capital’s smartest addresses, here’s where to be seen eating out
REIGN & shine • Dazzle on coronation day and beyond with jewellery fit for royalty
DEDICATED FOLLOWER • Dress to impress with the best of the new season’s trends
The other Middleton girl • As actress Tuppence Middleton leaves Downton Abbey behind to play the glamorous Elizabeth Taylor on stage, she tells Julia Llewellyn Smith how it feels to slip into the diva’s diamonds
Method & madness • As Sam Mendes’s hot ticket The Motive and the Cue storms into the National, Sarah Crompton looks back at the feverish buzz that surrounded Richard Burton’s star turn on Broadway
THE ELIZABETH LINES • Outrageous and indulgent: Taylor’s legendary quotes
Stop them in their tracks • Hold on to your hats! In the year of the coronation, the style stakes are higher than ever for Ascot. Now is the time to showcase your finest Royal Enclosure regalia
‘FEVER AND MAGIC’ • BRITAIN HAS WAITED 70 YEARS FOR THE SPECTACLE OF A CORONATION. BUT AFTER THE ABBEY, CAN CHARLES REANIMATE THE MONARCHY, ASKS WESLEY KERR
THEIR FINEST HOUR • WINSTON CHURCHILL’S SECRETIVE OLD WAR OFFICE, NEVER BEFORE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, IS READY TO BE UNVEILED IN A MAGNIFICENT NEW INCARNATION THAT WILL TURN HEADS WHEN THE KING’S CORONATION PROCESSION PASSES BY. CATHERINE OSTLER MEETS THE ‘RICH LIST’-TOPPING FAMILY BEHIND ITS MONUMENTAL TRANSFORMATION
Crowning stories • The pomp, the patriotism and, most of all, the parties: Tatler has always been the must-read for the scoop on coronations
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