A Tiara Belonging to Queen Elizabeth's Lady-In-Waiting Is Going To Auction

View in browser | Update preferences SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL ACCESS A Tiara Belonging to Queen Elizabeth's Lady-In-Waiting Is Going To Auction BY CLARA STRUNCK An extravagant pearl and diamond tiara, an heirloom of the Ogilvy family, is hitting the auction block. Its last owner, Virginia Ogilvy, Countess of Airlie, died last year. READ MORE ROYALS Kate Middleton's Small Gesture Signals a New Level of Openness BY KATIE NICHOLL On a surprise trip to Northern Ireland on Tuesday, Prince William and Princess Kate looked delighted to be out together, sporting similar footwear and being openly affectionate. READ MORE HOLLYWOOD Rachel Maddow on MSNBC's Big Rebrand: "We're Still the Same Old MS" BY KEZIAH WEIR The news host and producer of Andrew Young: The Dirty Work on embracing the Serenity Prayer, the emergency of American authoritarianism, and Bari Weiss at CBS: "There's an effort—systemically—to destroy important institutions in the country right now." READ MORE ART Barbara Guggenheim and Abigail Asher Were Grand Dames of the Art World. Then Their Partnership Exploded Into Public Scandal BY EVGENIA PERETZ In a flurry of mutual allegations ranging from sexual favors to fraud, the business partners parted ways. As their battle heads to court, VF surveys the wreckage, speaking to Guggenheim, Asher's attorney, and other parties. READ MORE HOLLYWOOD Mary Shelley Invented Science Fiction—and Pioneered Polyamory Too BY ROSEMARY COUNTER As another Frankenstein film debuts, here's a full accounting of the writer's tangled romantic history, involving Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and her own sister. READ MORE BUSINESS Andrew Ross Sorkin Sees Parallels to 1929 Everywhere He Looks BY NATALIE KORACH When the New York Times financial reporter set out to write about the economic climate that led to the Great Depression, he found a cast of characters that seemed, depending on your point of view, distressingly familiar. READ MORE MORE FROM VANITY FAIR POLITICS BUSINESS HOLLYWOOD STYLE ROYALS CELEBRITY This e-mail was sent to you by VANITY FAIR. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.