Why an albino badger named Alberto threatens to scupper £25m stately home revamp Parnham House was destroyed by a fire in 2017 and is due to be restored – but Alberto threatens to halt the plans The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025
The ultimate attic sale: Earl of Devon sells Powderham Castle treasures at auction Antiques, furniture and trinkets from the attic of Powerdam Castle have gone to auction Evening Standard · May 14, 2025
Pioneering Scottish artist's family to sell private collection A PRIVATE collection of work from the famous Scottish artist Eduardo Paolozzi is heading to auction ... The National (Scotland) · Oct 16, 2024
Queen’s cousin’s 436-year-old mansion with 40 rooms on market for £4.75m A Grade-II listed mansion belonging to The Duke of Gloucester, the first cousin of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is on the market for offers above £4.75 million Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022
Antiques from the Queen’s cousin’s former manor to go on sale The Grade II-listed property once belonged to the Duke of Gloucester The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
Sherry from first Duke of Wellington’s cellar goes for double expected price The bottle went under the hammer during a sale of wines and spirits at Dreweatts auction house. The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022
Kitchen vase actually worth £150,000 - and it once belonged to Chinese emperor The owner's late father, a surgeon, acquired the vintage vase in the 1980s for just a few hundred pounds, but it's now expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds on auction Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2022