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A multi-storey architectural model built from gingerbread and icing replicates Fortnum & Mason's Piccadilly storefront, populated with miniature scenes including hot chocolate carts in soft blue, Christmas trees, costumed figures, and animated displays across tiered platforms

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Fortnum & Mason transforms its Piccadilly home into an edible wonderland

A giant gingerbread replica of the iconic store, complete with snowy elephants, skating penguins and carolling characters, becomes the centrepiece of the grocer's most theatrical Christmas display yet.

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Aerial view of a luxury resort with multiple swimming pools, terraced stone architecture, white umbrellas and loungers, surrounded by Italian hillside landscape with cypress trees

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Quintessentially Foundation’s silent auction raises funds for London’s youth

Over sixty prizes, from Michelin starred dining to exclusive hotel stays and coveted event tickets, are now open for bid in aid of The Firefly Project, the Foundation's flagship initiative supporting young Londoners living in poverty.

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A woman in a pale pink one-shoulder dress holds a coral-coloured cocktail against a backdrop of vibrant abstract artwork featuring circular motifs in shades of red, blue, pink and turquoise

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Sexy Fish Manchester launches Out of Office Thursday evenings

A new weekly ritual transforms Thursday nights into an early weekend escape. Out of Office at Sexy Fish Manchester combines three courses, flowing cocktails and live entertainment for those ready to abandon the working week.

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A hand guides navy-bound pages into a printing press at Mount Street Printers, cream card edges visible beneath the three metal rollers of the machinery

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Mount Street Printers crafts bespoke menu for Marcel

A navy fabric folder printed with classical French flourishes holds the evening's courses. Each page is hand stitched into place at the west London factory.

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Green and cream striped silk fabric draped over fresh fern fronds and white flowers, held by hands wearing a dark green long-sleeved garment

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Rosewood London dresses for the season with Sarah Corbett Winder

Sarah Corbett Winder, founder of Kipper Club, has orchestrated a festive transformation at the Mayfair hotel, collaborating with Shoreditch textile specialists and London's finest florists.

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A plate of French toast dusted with icing sugar, garnished with fresh raspberries and blueberries, with honey being poured from a white ceramic ladle, set against sage green curtains

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Breakfast in bed at Corinthia London, where morning light meets city views

The five star hotel's suites frame London's skyline beyond floor to ceiling windows, while room service arrives with the kind of precision that makes lingering over breakfast feel like the only rational choice.

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Black marble fireplace wall with golden dried foliage garlands, hanging gold and cream ornaments, and a geometric gold and black circle artwork above a fire, cream sofa visible in foreground

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Four Seasons London prepares its grandest festive celebration

As Christmas arrives in the capital, the hotel unwraps a new chapter of seasonal tradition, blending time honoured customs with fresh experiences that speak to the arrivals and stories of those who gather within its walls.

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A gilt-framed drawing room at The Ritz London with layered damask curtains in cream and gold, mahogany desk with gilt inlay, gilt Louis XVI chairs upholstered in blue silk, brass table lamp with black shade, and open book beside silver teapot on desktop

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The Ritz London invites you to pause over afternoon tea

In a Mayfair drawing room dressed in gilt and damask, The Ritz offers the ritualistic pleasure of tea taken slowly, as it was always meant to be.

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Frosted glass spheres in amber and cream tones suspended from a coffered ceiling above The Court at The Caledonian Edinburgh, with rich terracotta banquettes, green potted plants, and tall sashed windows visible below

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Steam and light: The Caley’s luminous Court reimagined

Suspended above The Court at The Caledonian Edinburgh, bespoke orbs of frosted glass cast a warm glow inspired by the steam that once billowed from the railway trains of its storied past.

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Two musicians from the London Contemporary Orchestra in rehearsal; one plays oboe while the other, in a burgundy top and tartan skirt, holds a cor anglais, both concentrating intently in a blue-walled studio space

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Fortnum & Mason’s Christmas score: a chamber orchestra’s festive vision

Composer Mara Carlyle and the London Contemporary Orchestra have crafted an original musical score for Fortnum & Mason's 2026 Christmas film, weaving together cello, harp, oboe, bassoon and cor anglais into a richly layered festive composition.

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