Prince Harry Arrives for Veuve Clicquot's Manhattan Polo Classic and the Reopening of New York's Governor Island

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Updated Fri. May 29: Prince Harry is here! To play polo no less, kicking off the much-anticipated reopening of New York’s Governors Island, at the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo classic on May 30.

This will be Prince Harry’s first official visit to the US, where is will be playing on a team captained by Nick Raldo against Black Watch captained by Nacho Figueras (the new face of Ralph Lauren’s Polo fragrance).

We now have more news on Prince Harry’s schedule in New York. Looking out my window, I can see the commotion building.

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An 'Authentic' Indian Summer: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur and A Lush Indian Landscape at the British Museum

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Today’s London Times tell us to prepare for an Indian Summer, if we’re crossing the pond. A typical tourist trip to the British Museum will leave us transported to a different continent: India.

Welcome to Garden & Cosmos, the Royal Paintings of Jodhpur and India Landscape, Kew at the British Museum.

Inside the British Museum, we will find 54 of the royal paintings of Jodhpur, depicting a culture that for two centuries dominated courtly life. The huge, lavish paintings are on loan from the Mehrangarh Museum Trust, set up by Gaj Singh II, the current maharajah of Jodhpur and have never been seen in Europe.

There’s no doubt that this exhibit bears witness to the splendour of a bygone era. The collaboration with Kew Gardens is essential to recreating an Indian experience, one that will feature music, poetry and other events throughout the summer.

 

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