Thanks partly to its small population, but also due to the recent snowfall. After a lovely lunch (best chicken and avocado sandwich ever), we make our way up to the highest point on the mountain and then, all the way back down - this involves sliding down snowy verges on several occasions, again, bringing out the child in all of us. What struck me was how amazingly quiet it was.

Richemont announced strict cost-cutting measures including pay and bonus cuts for staff in May, but its annual report revealed that compensation for its top executives, including Guieysse, rose by about a third for the fiscal year to March, causing irritation among staff, sources told Reuters.

Jim Bolger collects the Award of Merit for 2013. The Irishman trainer, whose Dawn Approach won the 2,000 Guineas in May, began his career in the 1970s and has found success as a trainer, owner and breeder.

This is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and is where local girl Celine Dion was married in the grand Notre-Dame Basilica and maple syrup is served with everything. Of course, it's all a far cry from Montreal Historical streets, where our journey begins.

Food was a big feature of our stay. At the ByWard Market we tried local delicacies such as poutine (chips with cheese curds and gravy) and beavers' tails (a delicious pastry between a doughnut and a pancake, dripping with butter, cinnamon and lemon).

The royal claimed his wife 'shares the joy' of the eight-year-long project in which Italian renaissance frescoes within the palace were brought back to life after other royals had covered them over with paint.

Elsewhere in his interview, Prince Albert referred to his late mother, Hollywood star Grace Kelly, who first began to decorate the palace when she moved to Monaco following her marriage to Prince Rainier.

He'll say: "Look how beautiful it is, Mum. Look!" And that's a lot like Grandpa. The brand is now owned by Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods conglomerate that also boasts Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger-LeCoultre. It's that same passion.'  ‘He's so knowledgeable, loves the history behind them. And who knows, perhaps it will also direct their thoughts to Cartier's next generation? Francesca's 11-year-old son has recently developed an obsession with collecting coins. After I leave the Carlton, I pop into the Cartier store next door. In an age in which luxury brands seek to differentiate themselves via their heritage, Francesca's book should come as a great gift.

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They were photographed leaving the Palazzo Gondi, as guests of the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, which was formed in July 2011 by the famed Italian singer to empower people in situations of poverty and distress due to illness and social exclusion.

Sept 23 (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin Group said on Thursday Quebec's chief prosecutor had offered to negotiate a remediation agreement with the company in a case related to alleged fraud against the Canadian government about two decades ago.

As well as controversial Australian photographer Bill Henson, Click! It features European photographers Andre Kertész,  Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau as well as Americans Irving Penn and Garry Winogrand. includes works by the likes of Max Dupain and David Moore.

To keep warm, we did an indoor tour of Parliament Hill, with a glimpse into the House of Commons and the Senate, then climbed the Peace Tower to watch the daily ceremony in which a soldier turns the pages of Books of Remembrance.

The pace of the Chinese recovery and future growth prospects have become a major talking point among investors after lacklustre economic data and cautious comments from Cartier-owner Richemont weighed on luxury shares last week.

China has become a key focus for investors, as lacklustre economic figures and a softer rebound for the luxury goods sector in the country recently weighed on share prices of Cartier-owner Richemont and industry bellwether LVMH. A study of online sales of international cosmetics labels in China showed a shift to the mass market segment, reversing a multi-year outperformance of higher-end products seen before the pandemic.

Last month, Wang attended a gala dinner hosted by Tiffany, owned by the world's biggest luxury firm LVMH, which also launched its new collection of high jewellery with private sales appointments for select clients.