LEAST SELFLESS Recipient: Rita Ora What none of us knew until recently about Rita Ora is that as well as being a purveyor of mid-chart-ranking tune she is also a highly-qualified microbiologist, specialising in viruses. Accordingly, her years of research and doctorate in epidemiology from the Sylvia Young Theatre School meant she knew very well … Read more
With international leisure travel pretty much verboten this year, I was keen to rediscover what the UK has to offer its own in terms of luxury hospitality. Let’s face it, our country is no longer held up for its customer service, so I was unsure anywhere that wasn’t a heavily-financed London establishment on our sceptred … Read more
With international leisure travel pretty much verboten this year, I was keen to rediscover what the UK has to offer its own in terms of luxury hospitality. Let’s face it, our country is no longer held up for its customer service, so I was unsure anywhere that wasn’t a heavily-financed London establishment on our sceptred … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has brought a new set of rules for all, from wearing masks in shops and on public transport to staying two metres apart from others on the street. But the rules are even more complicated for the upper class, who now are following high society’s Covid-compliant ‘U’ guidelines. Tatler has published a list … Read more
Your guide to global sneezing etiquette: Here we reveal the basic protocols for when you finally get to travel abroad One sneeze in Japan signifies praise but two sneezes is a sign of criticism In Tonga, it’s often believed that sneezing is a sign that a loved one’s missing you Poles believe a sneeze means … Read more
Your guide to global sneezing etiquette: Here we reveal the basic protocols for when you finally get to travel abroad One sneeze in Japan signifies praise but two sneezes is a sign of criticism In Tonga, it’s often believed that sneezing is a sign that a loved one’s missing you Poles believe a sneeze means … Read more
Nice to meet you: Handshakes and hugs are out — so what’s the new global etiquette? Handshakes and hugs were stopped when the coronavirus pandemic took hold But there are alternative greetings – and not only the ‘Wuhan shake’ foot-tap There’s the Thai Wai, the Hawaiian shaka sign as well as the formal Japanese bow … Read more