Joseph Bullmore
A Getty on the Dance Floor
The oil heiress Ivy Getty lost her father and divorced her husband—but found salvation in breezy, summertime pop
Hello, Ladies!
The Garrick Club—the preferred snoozing, dining, and watering hole of King Charles, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Sting—has finally voted to accept female members. Not everyone is happy
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?
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
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
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?
