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Joseph Bullmore


Joseph Bullmore is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL. Bullmore, who lives in London, is also the editor of Gentleman’s Journal.

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Poisoned Ivy?

The Ivy was once the most fashionable spot in London. Now it’s a restaurant chain worth more than $1 billion. Have the moneymen killed the glamour?

Battle Royale

In a warped tale of lust and betrayal befitting a telenovela, Queen Letizia of Spain’s former flame alleges that they had an affair during her marriage to King Felipe

Poor Little Reich Girl?

Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck gleefully paraded her lavish Euro-nobility lifestyle to a huge TikTok following, until it was wrongly suggested her ancestors had helped the Nazis

The Semiotics of Drinking

Martinis, Negronis, Bloody Marys … Find out what your drink says about you—and discover the barware to match—in our deeply gluggable guide to grog

The Oligarch’s Revenge

When things went wrong between Alexandra Tolstoy, an English socialite, and Sergei Pugachev, Putin’s banker, guess who suffered?

Blueblood Banks

If you don’t want your money mingling with that of the common man, get thee to a private bank

Rock Bottom

In Monaco, a shadow war is raging between Prince Albert and a billionaire developer that features dirty tricks, a mysterious whistleblower, and death on the winding roads

Fake It Till You Make It

He can mimic both Caravaggio and Rembrandt, and his art has been displayed in national galleries and royal households. But are Tony Tetro’s crimes also the sign of a more innocent age?

Shoot the Rich

Myriam Ullens de Schooten—“Mimi”—was a warm and respected philanthropist. Then her stepson, a former Belgian spy, shot her at close range. But new details reveal a looming third act

Creative Matriarchs

Far from rock ’n’ roll, a new exhibition of Mary McCartney’s photographs in London is innocent and intimate

Yanks-on-the-Wold

The Cotswolds are alive with the sound of Americans

The Lady Vanishes

What connects a British aristocrat, a convicted sex offender, and a missing newborn baby?

The Blind Gallerist

Johann König was the king of the Berlin art world, until #MeToo allegations threatened his reign

In Bed with the Oligarchs

Why is a British businessman and member of the eminent Bonham-Carter clan in custody and facing extradition to the U.S.?

By Hook or by Crook

A countess who once filmed herself drilling a hole in her head is suing her art adviser over the “unprofessional” sale of a French painting that cost her $9 million

Brotopia

At Hustler’s University, you can earn a Ph.D. for just $400 and walk away a bona-fide expert in “pimpin’ hoes”

Every Aristo-Dog Has Its Day

Posh, eccentric Brits have always loved their dogs, and with the arrival of Goodwoof on the social calendar, they finally have a new dedicated event

Château LaThief

An intoxicating investment opportunity collateralized with extraordinarily valuable bottles of fine wine … What could possibly go wrong?

When Luvvies Collide!

A British charity with the mission to support actors and stage managers experiencing hardship is now seeing some turbulence of its own

Sex, Drugs, and Anish Kapoor

Why did Inigo Philbrick orchestrate an $86 million Ponzi scheme? Well, it depends which day of the week you ask him …

And You Thought Madonna’s English Accent Was Bad

Who was the tweedy, mysterious “Englishman” who spoke like a Downton Abbey extra? And how did the ink give him away?

Clash of the Fine-Dining Titans

Can Jeremy King fend off Richard Caring and others who want to take over the crown jewels of the London restaurant world?

Club d’État

Will Boris Johnson’s favorite schmoozy club become the seat of his downfall?

Baroness Busted

Lingerie entrepreneur turned English lord and self-appointed crypto-currency expert Baroness Bra is now facing legal action over racist texts and millions in dodgy government contracts