#The Post mourns Queen Elizabeth II, a paragon of near-extinct virtues

Admin4 years ago03 mins

“The Post mourns Queen Elizabeth II, a paragon of near-extinct virtues” With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the world loses not just the most constant star in the constellation of global leaders, but an epitome of virtues that now seem extinct: restraint (the classic stiff upper lip) and devotion to duty. She was served…

#Oil painting by Winston Churchill set to sell for million

#Oil painting by Winston Churchill set to sell for $2 million

Admin5 years ago03 mins

“#Oil painting by Winston Churchill set to sell for $2 million” A 1921 oil painting by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is set to be sold at Phillips Auction house on June 23 and estimates for the long-thought-lost painting are said to be over $2 million, according to the Robb Report. The painting, “The…

#How Winston Churchill became an accidental beauty influencer

Admin5 years ago09 mins

“#How Winston Churchill became an accidental beauty influencer” The most unlikely beauty influencer of 2020? That would be Sir Winston Churchill. Britain’s bath-loving “Bulldog” of a prime minister died in 1965, but his love of Brown Windsor soap recently set off a market bubble for the sudsy stuff. At first, purveyors were mystified as to…

#Waldorf Astoria to sell off 80,000 items in landmark auction

Admin6 years ago08 mins

“#Waldorf Astoria to sell off 80,000 items in landmark auction” The lavish interiors of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel have decamped to a giant empty mall near Boston, where they are scheduled to go on sale in a landmark auction beginning Saturday. The arm chairs and settees in the pale blue that was the favorite color…