Tatler recalls the memorable political nicknames – the good, the bad and the ugly
‘Boris the Menace’ had a cabinet featuring the self-styled ‘Disruptor-in-Chief’ and ‘Action Matt’. Whose is the most memorable nickname of them all?
Pride
From My Beautiful Launderette to Carol, the best LGBTQIA+ films to watch now
LGBTQIA+ films were once a rarity in the film industry, and now some of the best known directors are focusing their energies on the subject and winning armfuls of awards in the process. To mark Pride Month, here’s the Tatler pick of the films to watch and enjoy
Serving up Jack Draper, the golden boy of British tennis with razor-sharp good looks and a 138mph serve
In the August 2023 issue, deputy features editor Annabel Sampson met Jack Draper. Revisit the feature as the Briton beats Elias Yemer
Inside the world of British No.1 Katie Boulter – one half of the real It couple of tennis
In Tatler’s August 2023 issue, deputy features editor Annabel Sampson met Katie Boulter, Britain’s No.1 as she prepared for Wimbledon. Rediscover the interview as this year's tournament begins
Serving up the glamour: how the tennis WAGs became off-court royalty
From Roland-Garros to Flushing Meadows, it’s game, set and match to the tennis WAGs who have been elevated far beyond being just their partner’s No 1 fan. Morgan Riddle, Paige Lorenze, Ayan Broomfield and Louise Jacobi reveal all to Tatler
‘Vacation got you girl’: at Jumby Bay, a private island off Antigua, it’s impossible to resist the lure to lounge most langoriously
Jumby Bay is the gold-standard tropical island paradise. It’s a land of milk and honey, where Taittinger champagne flows like water and you’ll never be hungry again… Annabel Sampson dived right in
Denise Gough goes ‘full Withnail’ in People, Places and Things – you’ve gotta see it to believe it
Duncan Macmillan’s visceral play about addiction hasn’t lost any of its potency, as it is revived, nearly a decade on, at the Trafalgar Theatre
As Cara Delevingne prepares for her final Cabaret shows, how the top model beguiles and enthrals as the Kit Kat Club’s latest Fraulein Sally Bowles
Delevingne proves she’s an all-conquering triple threat, both delicate and sinister, as Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club’s ‘perfectly marvellous’ new leading lady
Aristocrats only: how the orangery became the most social room in – or out of – the house
Fanciful fruits and even more fanciful parties: the Marchioness of Bath, the Duchess of Beaufort and the Countess of Sandwich make the case for the orangery as a destination for a more exotic kind of entertainment
Following in Homer’s footsteps: a Tatler editor ventures to the kingdom of Odysseus in Ithaca… and discovers Levendis
At Ithaca’s heart Annabel Sampson discovers an eco-chic organic farm which is home-spun Greek luxury at its very finest
Who are the real stars at the heart of the tennis world? Revisit Tatler’s August 2023 cover story where the brightest young players – Katie Boulter, Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper – spilled their sporty secrets
In this cover feature, originally published in August 2023, Tatler’s Annabel Sampson met Katie Boulter, Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper, the fresh generation of tennis players ready to take their shot at superstardom
‘The amount of Birkins on the grounds of that tennis tournament’: how the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters became the only thing worth doing in April
With a centre court that looks out to the French Riviera, this tennis event is giving even Wimbledon a run for its money in the glamour stakes. Just ask: Zendaya, Beatrice Borromeo and the F1 crowd. It’s the tournament that is so VIP it’s even turning celebrities away
As it’s announced Opening Night will close two months early, revisit Tatler’s review of Sheridan Smith’s play
The show must – somehow – go on. Smith is back to her best in a glitzy Ivo van Hove adaptation of John Cassavetes’ 1977 film which oscillates between strangeness and greatness
Move over Paris, 2024 is the year of the Wedding Olympics – and it’s only just getting started
With the Ambanis for India, Prince Abdul Mateen for Brunei and the Duke of Westminster for Great Britain – who will claim gold? It’s a heated contest for the medal that really counts
The rise and rise of Johnny Flynn as he takes on his next challenge: Netflix’s TV remake of The Talented Mr Ripley
Annabel Sampson charted his career to date in the June 2023 issue
What really goes on inside the Garrick? Membership of the Italian palazzo in Covent Garden has been made public revealing more sirs, lords and CEOs than you can fit in a country manor. Tatler’s Annabel Sampson draws back the curtain…
From Charles Dickens to King Charles III, the art-adorned bastion of yesteryear will never go out of fashion
The sky is the limit for Cameron Norrie as he continues his bullet-proof ascendancy at the Australian Open
As Cameron Norrie blasts past Norway’s Casper Ruud into the fourth-round of the Australian open, rediscover his interview from Tatler’s August issue
Features
Was the scandalous Chelsea Arts Ball the most audacious New Year’s Eve party London ever saw?
For the best part of 50 years, the fancy dress extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall was the place for socialites, thespians and artists alike
The Tatler editor who discovered Prince Christian of Denmark’s Danish rapper first
The earth is still shuddering from the seismic event that was Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th – when Danish rapper Benjamin Hav & Familien made a surprise performance at Christiansborg Palace à la Beyoncé at Isha Ambani’s wedding in Udaipur. Well, deputy features editor Annabel Sampson saw him first, back in 2022 at Egeskov Castle
Tatler lifts the curtain on Backstairs Billy, the story of the Queen Mother’s favourite servant, as it prepares for its West End debut
At the centre of the Queen Mother’s court was one extremely flamboyant servant, trusted friend and confidant. But what was their relationship really like? Annabel Sampson lifts the curtain on the West End play bringing their tale to life