Prince Harry and bride Meghan Markle have continued many centuries-old royal wedding traditions - and created some new ones of their own. - The royal bride always has a spare…
For a wedding, a big occasion or just because, what does a hat say? Advice from experts including the Queen's milliner. The right hat can be a real feather in…
Happy birthday to the most famous of bards. Born 23 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon - now known as National Shakespeare Day, as well as being St George’s Day - Shakespeare…
The land of Mary Poppins, James Bond and Hugh Grant - ah, Great Britain. Our American cousins delight in our accents, traditions and history but not so much in the…
Earlier this year a Chinese senior analyst who had been working in the US but had recently moved to London came to The British School of Etiquette for an introductory…
Women, tired of squeezing themselves into small spaces while men unfold themselves comfortably on public transport, have taken up arms against manspreading in the past few years. The seated posture…
From cutlery to seating and napkins to manners, we give you the inside track to fine dining. According to Nicholas Clayton, author of A Butler's Guide to Table Manners, the…
The Victorian days of children being seen but not heard are long gone - replaced by a world in which parents often seem all too happy to allow their child…
Are you meeting the Queen? Follow our royal etiquette tips to ensure you get the protocol just right. Contacting the Royal Family Correspondence is only possible by letter, not email…
Straight-talking American comedian Chelsea Handler recently received a lesson in afternoon tea etiquette from William Hanson at Fortnum & Mason’s Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon for her Netflix show Chelsea. Her…
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