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Queen's Gate School
Queen's Gate School is a private day school for girls aged 4–18 in Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London, England. The '' Good Schools Guide'' described it as a "Charming popular school, with a mixed intake, which does jolly well by its girls." It is one of a handful of independent girls' schools in the country that does not have a prescribed uniform but girls are expected to abide by a strict dress code. History Queen's Gate School was founded in 1891 by Eleanor Beatrice Wyatt (who later founded Heathfield School, Ascot) in her parents' home in nearby Stanhope Gardens. The following year, the School moved to 132 Queen's Gate, later expanding into the adjacent houses at 131 and 133. In May 2005, the school acquired 125/126 Queen's Gate and refurbished it as accommodation for Junior School pupils. It celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2011, and a special service was held at the local parish church, St Augustine's, Queen's Gate. Academics It has a strong academic track r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Schools In The United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, private schools (also called independent schools) are schools that require fees for admission and enrolment. Some have financial endowments, most are governed by a board of governors, and are owned by a mixture of corporations, trusts and private individuals. They are independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to State-funded schools (England), state-funded schools. For example, the schools do not have to follow the National Curriculum for England, although many such schools do. Historically, the term ''private school'' referred to a school in private ownership, in contrast to an Financial endowment, endowed school subject to a trust or of charitable status. Many of the older independent schools catering for the 13–18 age range in England and Wales are known as Public school (United Kingdom), public schools, seven of which were the subject of the Public Schools Act 1868. The term ''public school'' meant they were then open to pupils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucinda Lambton
Lady Lucinda Lambton (born 10 May 1943), also known as Lady Lucinda Worsthorne, is an English writer, photographer, and broadcaster on architectural subjects. Early life Lucinda Lambton was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the eldest child of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative defence minister Antony Lambton, Lord Lambton.Durham, Earl of (UK, 1833) cracroftspeerage.co.uk, accessed 7 October 2020 The family lived in County Durham and London, where her sister Anne Lambton, later to become an actress, was born in 1954. Lambton spent six years at Queen's Gate School, London, then went to a finishing school in Florence, but she ended her education without gaining any qualifications and became a professional photographer working for various newspapers, including the ''Evening Standard''. Her fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Schools Council
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is a non-profit lobby group that represents over 1,300 private schools in the United Kingdom. The organisation comprises seven independent school associations and promotes the business interests of its independent school members in the political arena, which includes the Department for Education. The ISC has received much positive comment for their work to support independent education in the face of ideological and politically motivated attack on the sector. Even critics of the ISC describe them as the "sleepless champion of the sector" and doing so in a "very forthright manner." History The ISC was first established (then as the Independent Schools Joint Council) in 1974 by the leaders of the associations that make up the independent schools. In 1998, it reconstituted as the Independent Schools Council. Schools that are members of the associations that constitute ISC are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Taylor-Joy
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her Breakthrough role, breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film ''The Witch (2015 film), The Witch'' (2015). Her career progressed with roles in the horror film ''Split (2016 American film), Split'' (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019 film), ''Glass'' (2019), the black comedy film ''Thoroughbreds (2017 film), Thoroughbreds'' (2017), and for playing Emma Woodhouse in the period drama ''Emma (2020 film), Emma'' (2020). Taylor-Joy featured in the television crime drama series ''Peaky Blinders (TV series), Peaky Blinders'' (2019–2022), and earned international recognition for playing Beth Harmon in the period drama miniseries ''The Queen's Gambit (miniseries), The Queen's Gambit'' (2020), winning a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinny Woodall
Sarah-Jane Duncanson "Trinny" Woodall (born 8 February 1964) is a British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, and the founder of cosmetics brand Trinny London. Woodall initially rose to fame as a fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author. With Susannah Constantine she formed half of the duo Trinny and Susannah; together they wrote a weekly fashion column for The Daily Telegraph before being commissioned by the BBC to host What Not to Wear in 2001. This was followed by several other television projects, books and clothing ranges. Early life Woodall is the youngest of six children, including three half-siblings from her father's first marriage. Her father was a banker, while her maternal grandfather was Sir John Duncanson, controller of the British steel industry in the last two years of the war, who went on to become managing director of the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) in August 1945 and then managing director of Lithgows in 1949. Whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilda Swinton
Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. She is known for playing eccentric and enigmatic characters, often working with auteurs. Her accolades include an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Volpi Cup, in addition to nominations for five Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Swinton began her career by appearing in Derek Jarman's experimental films ''Caravaggio'' (1986), '' The Last of England'' (1988), '' War Requiem'' (1989), and '' The Garden'' (1990). For her portrayal of Isabella of France in '' Edward II'' (1991), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She next starred in ''Orlando'' (1992), '' Female Perversions'' (1996), and '' The Beach'' (2000), and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of a desperate mother in '' The Deep End'' (2001). Swinton received the Academy Award for Best Supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Swire
Sophia Swire is a British social entrepreneur and impact venture capitalist with a focus on gender, climate and sustainability. Early life Sophia Swire is the daughter of Humphrey Roger Swire, a director of Sotheby’s,Sally Williams, ”Future Brilliance charity gives Afghan women chance to make and sell jewellery”, ''Thurrock Mail'', 15 September 2013 and descendant of Sir John Swire. Through her mother, Philippa, The Dowager Marchioness Townshend, daughter of Colonel George Jardine Kidston Montgomerie of SouthannanBurke’s Peerage, volume 1 (2003), p. 1016 who married secondly George Townshend, 7th Marquess Townshend, she is descended from William the Conqueror, Mary, Queen of Scots and Oliver Cromwell. She has three brothers: Mark, Philip and Hugo Swire, Baron Swire, a member of the House of Lords and former Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Swire was raised in Britain and educated at Queen's Gate School in London, and at the University of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Robinson (American Actress)
Samantha Robinson (born October 19, 1991) is a British-American actress, best known for her roles in '' The Love Witch'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.'' Personal life Robinson was born on October 19, 1991, in New York City to a Panamanian mother and an English father. When Robinson was a few years old, her family moved to London where she attended Queen's Gate School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. When she was 14, Robinson and her mother relocated to Miami, Florida, where she attended the New World School of the Arts. In 2014, Robinson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a concentration in acting. Her mother passed of ovarian cancer in 2019. Career As a child, Robinson performed in a West End production of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. Robinson's early roles included the independent films ''Serenade of Sonnets'', ''Dreamgirl'', and ''Labyrinths'', and the Lifetime TV movie ''Sugar Daddies''. Her breakt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twinkle (singer)
Lynn Annette Ripley (15 July 1948 – 21 May 2015), better known by the stage name Twinkle, was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart success in the 1960s with her songs "Terry" and "Golden Lights". Early life Born in Surbiton, Surrey, into a well-to-do family, Ripley was known to her family as Twinkle. She attended Queen's Gate School with Camilla Shand, later Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, and was the aunt of actress Fay Ripley. Career Twinkle owed her rapid entry into the recording studio at the age of 16 to her then-boyfriend Dec Cluskey, of the popular vocal group The Bachelors, who was introduced to her by her sister, music journalist Dawn James, and who passed on to his manager a demo that Twinkle's father played to him. Her song ''Terry'' was a teenage tragedy song about the death of a boyfriend in a motorcycle crash. Big Jim Sullivan, Jimmy Page and Bobby Graham were among the session musicians who played on the recording, which conjured up a dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatler (1901)
''Tatler'' (stylised in all caps) is a British magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. It focuses on fashion and lifestyle, as well as coverage of high society and politics. It is targeted towards the British upper and upper-middle classes, and people interested in relevant society events. Its readership is the wealthiest of all Condé Nast's publications, surpassing other "glossy" magazines like '' Vogue''. Irish Tatler is published by ''Business Post''. History ''Tatler'' was introduced on 3 July 1901, by Clement Shorter, publisher of '' The Sphere''. It was named after the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. Originally sold occasionally as ''The Tatler'' and for some time a weekly publication, it had a subtitle varying on "an illustrated journal of society and the drama". It contained news and pictures of high society balls, charity events, race meetings, shooting parties, fashion and gossip, with cartoons by "The Tout" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanessa Redgrave
Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress. In her career spanning over six decades, she has garnered List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Redgrave, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Olivier Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting. She has also received various honorary awards, including the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship Award, the Golden Lion#Golden Lion Honorary Award, Golden Lion Honorary Award, and an induction into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Redgrave made her acting debut on stage with the production of ' in 1958. She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in the Shakespearean comedy ''As You Like It'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has since starred in numerous productions in the West End theatre, West End and on Broadway (theatre), Broadway. She won the Olivier Award for Laurence Olivier Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issy Van Randwyck
Isabelle Caroline van Randwyck Hall known as Issy van Randwyck (born 1963, Hong Kong) is a Dutch singer and actress. She is a former member of British comedy singing group and satirical cabaret act Fascinating Aïda. Biography Of Dutch descent, Baroness Isabelle van Randwyck grew up in Kent and was educated at Sibton Park, West Heath Girls' School, and Queen's Gate School. She appeared as the only "real" girl in the drag cabaret at Madame Jojo's from 1989 to 1991. She was vocalist alongside Hugh Lindsay (equerry to HM The Queen) in the Sweatband. In 1990 she was a featured vocalist, along with Robin Wright, on a dance version of "California Dreamin'" by the studio group The Midnight Shift, reaching no 1 in the Hi Energy charts. She sang with the jazz harmonica player Larry Adler from 1991, touring worldwide with him. She can be heard on his tribute album '' The Glory of Gershwin'', produced by George Martin. As an actress she has appeared at the Royal National, the West End and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
