British aristocracy

Emma Thynn invites photographer Simon Upton to her Longleat home: 10,000 acres southwest of London with an accompanying safari park—all open to the public—which she shares with husband Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, and their children.

It's that time of year again: Fall Book Season. Over the coming months, I'll be reviewing my picks for the season. First up are these five...

Both' party princes', Andrew and Harry have at times been lambasted for tarnishing the Royal Family's reputation - but other aristocratic second sons have not suffered the same fate.

She may have played the party girl role of Rayanne on 'My So-Called Life,' but actress A.J. Langer has taken on a much more noble role of a real life countess.

“Yes, you do have to put on your tiara at times, but we’re not floating around with a string of staff hanging onto the tails of our coats. We’re working girls.”

New Yorker Magazine stalwart Mary Petty, 1899-1976, my favorite cartoonist of all time, had a delightful way of poking gentle and genteel fun at the 'gratin'. Her drawings effectively let hot air escape from souffle-like lives holding the elite apart and aloft. Some of what makes her teasing, intricate portrayals...