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A daily digest of things to discuss over drinks
December 25, 2018
To mark the holiday, here are five stories about opulent estates and the characters who inhabit them. First up is Longleat Estate, home to a safari park and Emma Thynn, a young Viscountess who has recast the mold of aristocracy with her stylish, entrepreneurial spirit.
When Tod’s founder Diego Della Valle grew a small Italian shoe factory into a global icon, he decided to stay close to the family village, purchasing Villa Palombarone, a 370-acre estate in the Italian countryside.
In the midst of a creative crisis, the British actor impulsively purchased Kilcoe Castle, a long-abandoned fortress near the water, and transformed it into a magical retreat.
Nicholas Ashley-Cooper, the “spare” son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, was never supposed to inherit his father’s title or land. When two tragedies put him on a new path, he became the savior of a decaying estate.
Lady Violet, Lady Alice, and Lady Eliza, the fashionable and social-media savvy daughters of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, take V.F. on a tour of the family seat.
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