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Indian billionaire buys Russian-linked London mansion for £113 million

Indian billionaire Ravi Ruia bought a £113 million ($145 million) London mansion linked to Russian property investor Andrey Goncharenko in one of the UK capital’s biggest residential deals in recent years. The family office of Ruia, who co-owns investment firm Essar Group, purchased the Hanover Lodge mansion overlooking Regent’s Park at 150 Park Road this month through a sale of the home’s…

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[ad_1] Billionaire Ravi Ruia bought a £113 million (about Rs 1,200 crore) London mansion linked to Russian property investor Andrey Goncharenko in one of the UK capital’s biggest residential deals in recent years.The family office of Ruia, who co-owns Essar Group, purchased the Hanover Lodge mansion overlooking Regent’s Park at 150 Park Road this month through a sale of the home’s Gibraltar-incorporated holding company, according to a person familiar with the matter.The mansion was owned as recently as two years ago by Goncharenko, the former deputy chief executive officer of Gazprom Invest Yug, a subsidiary of the Russian state-run energy firm. He bought the property’s outstanding lease in 2012 from Conservative Party peer Rajkumar Bagri for £120 million, the person said.The property “is under construction and became available at a price which makes it an attractive investment for the family office,” William Rego, a spokesperson for the Ruia family office, said in an emailed statement.The deal was first reported by the Financial Times.London’s most expensive homes are typically snapped up by buyers who are less reliant on debt, particularly as high interest rates reduce the incentive of borrowing money. Some 17% of individuals globally with a net worth of $30 million or more bought at least one home last year, according to a report from broker Knight Frank.The latest deal highlights the secrecy that still exists in London’s ultra-prime property market, even after the UK’s attempt to bring more transparency through a register for overseas entities launched last year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also prompted the government to help improve London’s reputation as a haven for oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin, though Goncharenko is not the target of sanctions put in place on wealthy Russians.Still, the success of tougher regulation — which requires overseas companies to declare beneficial owners or face potential prosecution — has been mixed, with luxury homes still changing hands without full public disclosure. A record share of London homes were sold off-market in the final three months of last year, according to broker Hamptons International, a particularly popular trend among the capital’s priciest properties.Law firm Withers advised the Ruia family office on the deal. Bloomberg wasn’t able to reach Goncharenko for comment. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) )( window, document, 'script', ); [ad_2]

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When did Charles Adams live with Baron von Steuben?

As some of you may know, Charles Adams lived with Baron von Steuben for some time in the early 1790′s. I’ve been trying to trace where Charles Adams was living around this time and exactly when he moved in with the Baron. So let’s start in 1789 when Charles moved to New York City.

Charles graduated from Harvard in 1789 and moved in with his parents who were at this time living in the Richmond Hill mansion in Manhattan. On the 21 of July 1789, John Adams writes to Alexander Hamilton explaining that Charles wanted to study law at “some office in New York, and should give the Preference to you”. He proposes that Charles “may go into Town, and come out, with me every day, and attend your office, from between ten and Eleven, to between three and four.” Charles however did not study with Hamilton for long as Hamilton was not long after appointed Secretary of the Treasury, requiring Charles to move to John Laurence’s law office.

Due to the Residence Act the US government moved from New York to Philadelphia in late 1790, prompting John and Abigail Adams to move with it. At first they considered bringing Charles with them but ultimately decided it was better for him to continue his studies in New York. Charles moved in with his sister Abigail and her husband William S. Smith (yes the same William S. Smith who had lived with Steuben at the Louvre).

In January 1791 William S. Smith sailed to Europe, Abigail and Charles stayed in New York with Smith’s family. Smith returned to America in June but soon decided to return for a longer trip. Abigail, not wanting to spend such a long time away from her husband went with him. They sailed for Europe in March 1792. These circumstances left Charles looking for a place to live.

Steuben, who at this time was living at 32 Broadway, invited Charles to stay with him. At first Charles considered this a temporary situation and was looking to move into a boardinghouse. However when he mentioned his intentions to the Baron, he urged him to stay. Charles wrote to his mother on the 8th of October 1792 explaining:

I had intended to procure lodgings at some private boarding house, but when I mentioned to him my intention, he took me kindly by the hand “My dear Adams said he When your sister went from New York I invited you to come to my house, at least till you could find more convenient and pleasant Lodgings; I then had not the pleasure of a long acquaintance with you, but I was pleased that in our little society we could be of mutual advantage to each other, and that our improvements in the French language and in other branches of literature would render my table the seat of improvement and pleasure. I have since you have been here formed a very great and sincere friendship for you. You must now allow me the right of friendship; Indeed you must not leave me. What is it? Is there any thing you do not like? Is any thing inconvenient? I wish I could give you a better apartment, but the house will not aford it. I told him there was not a desire I could form but what was accomplished in his house; but that I did not think it proper that I should any longer take advantage of a kindness I had not a right to expect. And will you not then allow me to be any longer your friend and patron? You must not make such objections. It is not from any favor I can ever expect from your father. I am not rich, nor am I poor: and thank God I have enough to live well and comfortably upon; your being here does not make any difference in my expences. I love you, and will never consent that our little society should be broken, untill you give me more sufficient reasons for it.[”] To this affectionate and fatherly address, I could only reply that I would do any thing he wished and would not leave him if he was opposed to my doing so. My dear Mamma there is something in this man that is more than mortal.

Hercules Mulligan’s son, John W. Mulligan was around this time also living with Steuben. Keith Stern in his book Queers in History writes:

Prior to moving in with Steuben, young Mulligan had been living with Charles Adams (1770-1800), son of then-Vice President John Adams. The future president and his wife, concerned about the intense nature of the relationship, insisted that Adams and Mulligan split up. The anguished boys wrote to Steuben of their devastation at being separated. With compassion for the heartbroken couple, Steuben offered to take both young men into his home...

Unfortunately Queers in History does not cite it’s sources. I have not found any evidence that John Mulligan and Charles Adams lived together prior to moving in with Steuben. This however may be a mistake, as Stern seems to be under the impression they did not move in with Steuben until 1793. The boys had been living together in 1792, however it seems they were living together at Steuben’s place.

I have not been able to find any primary sources in relation to John and Abigail’s attempt to spilt up the boys. Queers in History states that the below letter from Steuben to Mulligan was in relation to this incident. However the timing is odd for this to be so as they were already living with Steuben when this letter was written.

Steuben to J. W. Mulligan:

Philadelphia, January 11, 1793.

Your letter of the 7th was handed me yesterday by Mr. Hamilton. In vain, my dear child, should I undertake to explain to you the sensation which the letter created in my heart. Neither have I the courage to attempt to arrest the tears you have so great reason to shed. For a heart so feeling as yours this was the severest of trials, and nothing but time can bring consolation under circumstances so afflicting.

Strength of mind in enfeebled by griefs of this nature; but, my friend, one ought not to suffer it to be entirely extinguished, for it is the duty of a sensible man to cherish the heavenly fire with which we are endowed by Providence.

Despite moral philosophy, I weep with you, and glory in the human weakness of mingling my tears with those of a friend I so tenderly love.

My dear Charles ought, ere this, to have received my answer to the touching letter he wrote.

I repeat my entreaties, to hasten your journey to Philadelphia as soon as your strength permits. My heart and my arms are open to receive you. In the midst of the attention and fêtes which they have the goodness to give me, I enjoy not a moment's tranquility until I hold you in my arms. Grant me this favor without delay, but divide your journey, that you may not be fatigued at the expense of your health.

O, if our friend could accompany you! Embrace him for me, with the same tender friendship I feel for you.

The request for Mulligan to “hasten your journey to Philadelphia as soon as your strength permits” is not a invitation to live with Steuben. Steuben was at this time living in NYC. He had taken a trip to Philadelphia and was asking Mulligan to join him there, which Mulligan did.

While it’s possible that the sad event to which this letter refers may have been, as Stern suggests, an attempt by the Adamses to split up Charles and John, the timing seems slightly off. It seem more likely to me that this is in reference to the death of John Mulligan’s sisters. In December 1792, shortly before the Baron had left for Philadelphia, two of Mulligan’s sisters had passed due to illness. Frances on the 24th and Mary a day latter on the 25th. Charles writes to his father on the 26th:

We have had a sorrowful house for sometime my poor friend Mulligan lost two of his sisters in one day by an epidemical fever which is raging with great violence in this City.

Sadly not long after on the 5th of January, 1793, a third sister Margaret also died. It seems likely this was the sad topic of Mulligan’s letter of the 7th, to which Steuben is responding.

Steuben returned from Philadelphia in late January, on the 31st Charles writes to his father:

The Baron returned on teusday his visit has been of service to him He said to me upon sitting down to supper that evening “I thank God my dear Charles that I am not a Great man and that I am once more permitted to set down at my little round table with Mulligan and yourself enjoy more real satisfaction than the pomp of this world can afford.”

Both John and Charles continued to live with the Baron for some time. Having passed the exam, Charles had opened a law office on the 20th of August, 1792 in Hanover square. But continued to live with Steuben at 32 Broadway. On the 10th of February, 1793 Abigail Adams wrote to Abigail Adams Smith informing her that Charles was “still with the Baron whom he speaks of with the sincerest affection and esteem.”

Around this time the Baron was living part of the time in New York City at 32 Broadway and part of the time at his farm “Steuben” in upstate New York. On the 10th of May Charles Adams writes to John Adams:

The Baron setts out tomorrow for Steuben I am sorry to loose his company for so long a period but he is almost as fond of his farm as you are and delights in the society of his Yankee’s as he calls them.

In 1794 the Baron decided to move to Steuben permanently. John Mulligan went with him but Charles who was working as a lawyer at this time stayed in New York City. He writes his father on the 9th of May, 1794:

My good friend the Baron is gone to his retreat where it is his intention to reside during the remainder of his life. I have removed to No 21 Little Queen Street where I have my office and a small bedroom I board at a Mrs Millars in Maiden Lane where I have my breakfast and dinner for fifty five pounds a year I pay fifty more for my rooms I am contented with my situation.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s $28M Mansion Slam Dunks All Foes and Grabs Title of Most Popular Home

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This week’s most popular home on realtor.com® housed NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal. The massive man of many monikers is selling his 31,000-square-foot mansion for a Shaq-sized $28 million, and fans couldn’t help but click on the listing.

It’s everything you’d expect from a 7-foot superstar—and so much more! Dubbed Shaq-apulco, the space includes built-in double sofas, a ginormous dining table, and matching chairs that appear large enough to host oversize ballers. There’s also a humidor and wine cellar for chilling out, along with a 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court (of course) for when you’re ready to break a sweat.

This week’s runner-up is a groovy pad in Northern California with its own pub and pizza oven. The 10-acre spread also includes an infinity pool, fruit trees, and vineyards.

We also fell in love with an amazing beach house in Cambria that looks as if it has been kept in immaculate condition for over 50 years. “This particular property is riding this amazing Mid-Century Modern wave,” says listing agent Laura McKinney.

For now, we invite you to hang 10 with the full list of this week’s most popular properties…

10. 2108 Cherry St, Vicksburg, MS

Price: $200,000 Why it’s here: A National Registered Historic Property, Feld House is “Mississippi’s outstanding example of Mediterranean Romanesque Architecture.” Since we reported on the Italian-inspired villa in the unlikely locale of Mississippi a couple of months ago, the price has dropped by $15,000. Zoned for commercial or residential, this historic home is an absolute steal.

Vicksburg, MS

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9. 101 Seergreen Way, Folsom, CA

Price: $199,000 Why it’s here: Paging the “Flip or Flop” crew! This is your chance to fix up a fire-damaged home and pocket a profit. The kitchen has already been remodeled, and the fire damage is said to be contained within the home’s attic and garage.

Folsom, CA

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8. 179 Deerfield Ln, Hanover, MA 

Price: $889,999 Why it’s here: Here’s a turn-key home ready for a summer move-in. Built in 2000, this four-bedroom Colonial is in great shape. The main level includes a high-end kitchen that opens to a family room with fireplace, as well as a formal living room and dining room. Upstairs, you find the bedrooms, as well as a bonus space. The finished basement features a sports pub, game room area for billiards, and walk-out sliding door to a 4-acre backyard with walking trails. 

Hanover, MA

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7. 601 Paxinosa Rd E, Easton, PA

Price: $1,075,000 Why it’s here: It’s called SkyView for a reason. This contemporary dwelling offers views on all sides thanks to walls of glass. There’s also a “magazine-worthy” kitchen, sun-filled breakfast room, and atrium that opens to the outside. Outside, entertainment options abound, with a full kitchen, heated pool, and multiple seating areas. 

Easton, PA

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6. 15 Lee St, Franklin, MA

Price: $399,900 Why it’s here: This charming Cape Cod from 1930 has been totally redone, while maintaining its original features. The updated kitchen features quartz countertops and new flooring and opens to the dining room, office, and living room.

Franklin, MA

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5.119 Captains Walk, Milford, CT 

Price: $1,349,000 Why it’s here: This gem looks as if it should be enjoyed during summer months. It’s situated on Gulf Pond, where it’s easy to launch a kayak or small boat. On a cul-de-sac, the home offers water views, a chef’s kitchen, and office space. The Colonial also includes a lower level with gym, bath, wine cellar, and access to the pool. Best of all? It’s within walking distance to town and the train to NYC.

Milford, CT

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4. 2675 Sherwood Dr, Cambria, CA

Price: $1,549,000 Why it’s here: It’s an oceanfront, Mid-Century Modern design from 1967 by artist Warren Leopold, and it’s on the market for the first time in 51 years. Perched on a bluff with ocean views and beach access, this home is a popular vacation rental on the Central California coast. The custom creation, made of glass and redwood, includes one bedroom, one bath, built-in seating, two fireplaces, and a serene setting. “It’s Big Sur style meets Mid-Century Modern, and combines the natural elements and the coastline,” says listing agent Laura McKinney. “It’s amazing.”

Cambria, CA

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3.11665 W Baker Hollow Rd, Columbus, IN

Price: $699,000 Why it’s here: Here’s a rustic retreat. The custom-built lodge on 7.46 acres includes an open floor plan with main-level master suite, Asian walnut floors, a two-story great room, two handmade cedar stairways, and a large patio with a pergola.

Columbus, IN

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2. 8010 Mount Vernon Rd, Auburn, CA

Price: $1,948,000 Why it’s here: Welcome to the tons-of-fun house. It’s all about outdoor entertaining, thanks to a “groovy pub,” made from reclaimed materials, equipped with a pizza oven, barbecue, and smoker. The al fresco features continue with a fire pit, infinity pool, and a garden filled with fruit trees, planter boxes, and vineyards. The five-bedroom bungalow features a huge kitchen, plenty of seating areas, a wine cellar, and multiple decks.

Auburn, CA

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1. 9927 Giffin Ct, Windermere, FL 

Price: $28 million Why it’s here: NBA great Shaquille O’Neal is selling his 31,000-square-foot Shaq-apulco, the mega-mansion he’s owned since he was a rookie with the Orlando Magic in 1993. The web was intrigued by a few of the Big Diesel’s decor choices, and propelled his home to the top of our chart.

As we reported, the 12-bedroom custom Shaquille chateau includes oversized everything, from the two-story foyer with double staircases to the great room with built-in double sofas and a two-story marble fireplace. It figures that the home also sports a 6,000-square-foot indoor basketball court.

Windermere, FL

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Queen Charlotte's Christmas Tree

by Catherine Curzon

As a historian of Georgian royalty, I have to get that family from Hanover into all of my holiday celebrations. Of course, mad kings and mistresses aren't always appropriate for Christmas but trees certainly are. Most people believe that we have Prince Albert and Queen Victoria to thank for the tradition of Christmas trees in England, but that isn't actually the case. In fact, for that particular tradition we should look back into the Georgian era, and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. On 8th September 1761, George III married the 17-year-old Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace. Their marriage was long, produced 15 children, and was filled with challenges, but when George was well, the couple were happy. Charlotte put up the first known English tree at her home at Queen's Lodge, Windsor, in December, 1800. It was a tradition that she brought with her from her home in Germany, where trees were a popular bit of festive decor. Legend has it that they were popularised by Martin Luther in 1536 who was strolling in a pine forest in Wittenberg one night when he glanced up through the canopy at the stars twinkling above him. Inspired, he hurried home and brought a fir red into his house, which he lit with candles. Luther hoped that this would remind his children of the heavens and, by extension, God.

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Nathiel Dance-Holland

Throughout the 17th century, trees of various types that were illuminated by candlelight became popular across Southern Germany whilst in Charlotte's homeland of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, a single, mighty yew branch being decorated rather than a whole tree. Samuel Taylor Coleridge visited the country in 1799 and wrote of the traditions there. Among them, he noted, was the Yew branch. "There is a Christmas custom here which pleased and interested me. The children make little presents to their parents, and to each other; and the parents to the children. For three or four months before Christmas the girls are all busy; and the boys save up their pocket money, to make or purchase these presents. What the present is to be is cautiously kept secret, and the girls have a world of contrivances to conceal it -- such as working when they are out on visits, and the others are not with them; getting up in the morning before daylight; and the like. then, on the evening before Christmas day, one of the parlours is lighted up by the children, into which the parents must not go. A great yew bough is fastened on the table at a little distance from the wall, a multitude of little tapers are fastened in the bough, but so as not to catch it till they are nearly burnt out, and coloured paper hangs and flutters from the twings. Under this bough, the children lay out in great order the presents they mean for their parents, still concealing in their pockets what they intend for each other. Then the parents are introduced, and each presents his little gift, and then bring out the rest one by one from their pockets, and present them with kisses and embraces.

An ancient yew

Where I witnessed this scene there were eight or nine children, and the eldest daughter and the mother wept aloud for joy and tenderness; and the tears ran down the face of the father, and he clasped all his children so tight to his breast, it seemed as if he did it to stifle the sob that was rising within him. I was very much affected. The shadow of the bough and its appendages on the wall, and arching over on the ceiling, made a pretty picture, and then the raptures of the very little ones, when at last the twings and their needles began to take fire and snap! -- Oh, it was a delight for them! On the next day, in the great parlour, the parents lay out on the table the presents for the children; a scene of more sober joy success, as on this day, after an old custom, the mother says privately to each of her daughters, and the father to his sons, that which he has observed most praiseworthy, and that which was most faulty in their conduct. Formerly, and still in all the smaller towns and villages throughout North Germany, these presents were sent by all the parents to some one fellow, who in high buskins, a white robe, a mask, and an enormous flax wig, personate Knecht Rupert, the servant Rupert. On Christmas night he goes round to every house, and says that Jesus christ his master sent him thither, the parents and elder children receive him with great pomp of reverence, while the little ones are most terribly frightened.

Coleridge by Washington Allston

He then inquires for the children, and, according to the character which he hears from the parent, he gives them the intended presents, as if they came out of heaven from Jesus Christ. Or, if they should have been bad children, he gives the parents a rod, and in the name of his master recommends them to use it frequently. About seven or eight years old the children are let into the secret, and it is curious to observe how faithfully they keep it." Charlotte was devoted to her homeland and when she came to England as a bride, she brought many traditions with her. Among them was the traditional Christmas yew branch. Yet as a queen, even a private one, Charlotte didn't content herself to a quiet corner of the castle. Instead, she used it as a way to bring the royal household, from family to friends to courtiers, together. She and her ladies-in-waiting positioned and decorated the bough in the centre of the Queen's House's largest room. As evening fell and the tapers were lit, the court assembled around the yew and sang carols. Then, by the light of the tree, they exchanged opulent gifts to celebrate Christmas. This was the first, but not the last notable Christmas foliage of the Georgian era. In 1800, Queen Charlotte was planning a Christmas Day party for the children of the most important and wealthy families in Windsor - I should say that the poor weren't forgotten either, and the 60 poorest families were given an enormous Christmas lunch too. This time, however, there would be no yew bow, but a whole tree. From it were hung the traditional decorations as well as small gifts for the children from the royal family. The children were enchanted by the sight before them, for they had never seen anything like it before. It glittered with glass and crystal and the scent of fruit and spice filled the drawing room, capturing the heart and imagination of all who saw it.

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Dr John Watkins, one of the adults present, wrote:

"Sixty poor families had a substantial dinner given them and in the evening the children of the principal families in the neighbourhood were invited to an entertainment at the Lodge. Here, among other amusing objects for the gratification of the juvenile visitors, in the middle of the room stood an immense tub with a yew tree placed in it, from the branches of which hung bunches of sweetmeats, almonds and raisins in papers, fruits and toys most tastefully arranged and the whole illuminated by small wax candles. After the company had walked round and admired the tree, each child obtained a portion of the sweets which it bore together with a toy, and then all returned home quite delighted."

Thanks to the queen, the fashionable world raced to put up their Christmas trees and no one who fancied themselves anyone went without. Across high society trees were soon glittering in the most opulent drawing rooms in Britain. So, when the adoring Prince Albert first put up his tree, he really was following in the footsteps of the glorious Georgians. Far from being first to the show, he was actually one of the last! References "Yew Tree - 'Taxus baccata'" Grow Wild. https://www.growwilduk.com/blog/2015/12/15/yew-tree-taxus-baccata Anonymous. The Magazine Antiques, Volume 108. Straight Enterprises, 1975. Anonymous. Country Life, Volume 186. Country Life, 1992. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Princeton University Press, 2015. Craig, William Marshall. Memoir of Her Majesty Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg Strelitz, Queen of Great Britain. Henry Fisher, 1818. Curzon, Catherine. Queens of Great Britain. Pen & Sword, 2017. Delves Broughton, Vernon (ed.). Court and Private Life in the Time of Queen Charlotte. Richard Bentley, 1887. Fitzgerald, Percy. The Good Queen Charlotte. Downey & Co, 1899. Hadlow, Janice. The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians. William Collins, 2014. Desmond, Ray. Kew. Random House, 1998. Foley, Daniel. The Christmas Tree. Chilton, 1960. Groom, Suzanne & Prosser, Lee. Kew Palace. Merrell, 2006. Harrison, Michael. The Story of Christmas. Odhams Press, 1951. Hedley, Owen. Queen Charlotte. J Murray, 1975. Holt, Edward. The Public and Domestic Life of George the Third, Volume I. Sherwood, Neely and Jones, 1820 Nash, Joseph. The Mansions of England in the Olden Time. TM Lean, 1869. Pimlott, John & Pimlott, Ben. The Englishman's Christmas. Harvester Press, 1978. Sfetcu, Nicolae. About Christmas. Sfetcu, 2014. All images from Wikipedia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catherine Curzon is a royal historian. She is the author of Life in the Georgian Court, Kings of Georgian Britain, and Queens of Georgian Britain. She has written extensively for publications including HistoryExtra.com, the official website of BBC History Magazine, Explore History, All About History, History of Royals and Jane Austen's Regency World. Catherine has spoken at venues and events including the Stamford Georgian Festival, the Jane Austen Festival, Lichfield Guildhall, the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich and Dr Johnson's House. In addition, she has appeared with An Evening with Jane Austen at Kenwood House, Godmersham Park, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, the Jane Austen Festival, Bath, and the Stamford Georgian Festival. Her novels, The Crown Spire, The Star of Versailles, and The Mistress of Blackstairs, are available now. Catherine holds a Master's degree in Film and lives in Yorkshire atop a ludicrously steep hill. Connect with Catherine through her website (http://madamegilflurt.com), Facebook, Twitter (@MadameGilflurt), Google Plus, Pinterest, and Instagram.

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Type: Industry: Founded: Total Assets: Properties Real Estate United Kingdom London (£100 Billion) worth of London properties (£1.1 billion) worth of apartments and town houses in London Anstruther Blennerhassett Centre - (£3.5 billion) Anstruther Tower - (£1.5 billion) Blennerhassett Tower - (£1.3 billion) Bridgewater House, Westminster - (£1.2 billion) 2-8a Rutland Gate - (£280 million) 18 Carlton House Terrace - (£250 million) Macdonald House, London - (£450 million) Old War Office - (£450 million) Admiralty Arch - (£250 million) Regent’s Park mansions and villas - Lethbridge House, Regent’s Park - (£70 million) - Hanover Lodge, Regent’s Park - (£250 million) - St John’s Lodge, Regent’s Park - (£250 million) (2 units) One Hyde Park - (£150 million) (1) Kensington Gardens House - (£400 million) Trafalgar One - (£100 million) Devonshire House, Mayfair - (£950 million) (2 units) Ilchester Place, Holland Park - (£50 million) (£550 million) worth of Bloomsbury, London properties Number 2 Carlton House Terrace - (£150 million) (10 units) 1 Palace Street - (£150 million) Corinthia Residences, 10 Whitehall Palace (The Penthouse) - (£60 million) (3 units) Corinthia Residences, 10 Whitehall Place - (£50 million) (5 units) 10 Trinity Square - (£80 million) 44-46 Park Street, Mayfair, W1 - (£90 million) (£2.1 billion) worth of St James’s, London properties Mulberry House, 36 Smith Square, SW1P 3HL - (£20 million) No. 73 Chester Square, Belgravia, SW1W 9DU - (£30 million) No. 71 Chester Square, Belgravia, SW1W 9DU (£500 million) worth of St James’s Square properties 12 Queen Anne’s Gate - (£35.5 million) 28 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London, SW7 5DJ - (£32 million) Nos 7-9 Buckingham Gate, St James’s Park, London SW1 - (£60 million) Oceanic House, London SW1 - (£80 million) 22 Melbury Road, Holland Park, London, W14 8LT - (£10 million) Apartment 25, Academy Gardens, Duchess Of Bedford’s Walk, Kensington, London, W8 7QQ - (£13 million) Mansion House, 4 Cowley Street, London, SW1P 3NB - (£36 million) England Yorkshire Wentworth Woodhouse - (£150 million) Castle Howard - (£550 million) Berkshire No. 9 Park Street, Windsor - (£6.1 million) Park Place, Berkshire - (£250 million) Gloucestershire Cotswolds Peak District Cambridgeshire Oxfordshire Norfolk Devon Somerset Cleveland House, Sydney Road, Bath BA2 - (£4 million) Hampshire Hackwood Park Estate - (£65 million) Surrey Hertfordshire Woolmers Park - (£30 million) Shropshire Cornwall Channel Islands Jersey Guernsey Isle of Man Scotland Edinburgh (£500 million) worth of New Town, Edinburgh properties WalesIreland Lyon Demesne Ballyfin Demesne Drenagh Estate Luggala, Roundwood, Leinster - ($30 million) Northern Ireland Country Down Clandeboye House Clandeboye Estate France ($20 billion) worth of Paris properties Germany Berlin Italy Rome Palazzo Sacchetti, Via Giulia Rome, Rome - ($65 million) Milan Spain Madrid Switzerland Bern Zurich Geneva Denmark / Sweden / Norway Copenhagen Stockholm Oslo Austria Belgium The Netherlands Portugal Canada Australia Sydney 110 Wolseley Road, Point Piper, NSW 2727 Melbourne 1A Woorigoleen Road, Toorak, Vic 3142 (X) 10 Glyndon Avenue, Brighton, Vic 3186 (X) Brisbane Gold Coast Hobart Perth New Zealand South Africa United States New York New York City Manhattan 1 Central Park South, PH 2009, Manhattan - ($40 million) 50 East 69th Street, Manhattan - ($72 million) 834 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan - ($96 million) 16 East 69th Street, Manhattan - ($55 million) The Hamptons New Jersey Darlington, New York Metro Mansion Crocker-Mcmillin Mansion or Darlington, Mahwah, New Jersey - ($48 million) Washington, D.C. 3030 Chain Bridge Road NW, Washington, D.C. 20016 - ($22 million) New England Massachusetts Boston Nantucket Harbor Hill Estate, 4 Middle Valley Road 48 Shimmo Pond Road, Nantucket - ($50 million) Connecticut Greenwich Round Hill Manor, 521 Round Hill Road, Greenwich - ($40 million) California 924 Bel Air Road, Bel-Air, Los Angeles - ($250 million) The Manor, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles - ($200 million) 835 Chiltern Road, Hillsborough, California - ($40 million) 1231 Lago Vista Drive, Beverly Hills - ($45 million) Florida Il Palmetto, Estate Section, Palm Beach - ($140 million) Miami 321 Ocean Drive PH 900, Miami Beach - ($40 million) Colorado Aspen Illinois 1932 N Burling Street Lincoln Park, Chicago - ($50 million) Hawaii Caribbean Bahamas Big Darby Island, Exuma Cays, Bahamas - ($40 million) Innocence Island, Exuma, Bahamas - ($30 million) Lighthouse Cay Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas - ($35 million) Japan Galleria Costa, 1185 Manazuru, Kanagawa-ken, 14 - ($15 million) Hong Kong Singapore United Arab Emirates Brazil Mexico Morocco Bermuda French Polynesia Motu Tane Fiji Vanubaka, Malolo Island