Book it: Newmarket’s two-day Diana: Her Fashion Story by Coach trip costs from £129, with departures from March to September, including entry to Kensington Palace and the exhibition, a visit to Windsor, one night’s B&B in a three-star hotel, coach travel and a tour manager. newmarketholidays.co.uk


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INDULGE IN A ROYAL AFTERNOON TEA Nothing says quintessentially British


quite like afternoon tea (pinkie finger pointing out, obviously) and with its origins dating back to 1840 – when the seventh Duchess of Bedford would request a tray of tea and cake to keep her going – it’s royal through and through. Queen Victoria shortly caught on, and today Her Majesty takes tea at 4pm every day without fail, apparently.


Nothing says quintessentially British quite like afternoon tea, with its origins dating to 1840


The country isn’t short on


places to indulge, but for a historic experience, suggest Littlecote House Hotel, a Grade I- listed Tudor manor in Berkshire where King Henry VIII courted Jane Seymour. A string of kings and queens, including Elizabeth I, James I and Charles II, have stayed here since, and guests who opt for the Old House can stay in the original rooms – and visit one reputed to be haunted. For those after something a little more modern and ghost-free,


60 travelweekly.co.uk 8 March 2018


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