Stories

Last month, the Royal Oak board was hosted by the Matthews family for a tour and tea at their home, Rayrigg Hall, in the Lake District.

The Royal Oak Foundation recently presented the National Trust with a grant in the amount of $1,525,000 raised from its 2016-2017 appeal: “Keep Churchill at Chartwell.”

Who doesn’t love a great topiary garden? It just brings a smile to your face—well at least it does to ours. However, not everyone feels the same way: as some anonymous wag once described a topiary garden in England: “The monstrosities doth multiply…” Given the range of reaction it inspires, topiary has gone in and out of fashion over the centuries. We think it’s all good fun.

In November 2017, the Royal Oak Foundation and the Princeton Club hosted an exclusive program about the Netflix hit miniseries, The Crown. Scandal, intrigue, marital strife--The Crown had it all and turned the British monarch into a television phenomenon.

Emile de Bruijn, Registrar at the National Trust, is a heritage professional who uncovers many of the hidden gems found throughout the vast Trust collection.

An exhibition of paintings of Blenheim Palace commissioned by the late 11th Duke of Marlborough and his daughter Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill opened with a Private Preview Benefit Vernissage at Findlay Galleries, on Thursday, June 7th, 2018.

The Lake District has become a World Heritage Site joining iconic locations such as the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef and Grand Canyon as a place of international acclaim.