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A look at the life of centenarian A Ignatius Muthu, who made news recently as Southern Railway’s oldest former employee in Tiruchi Railway Division

Hôtel Lambert auction includes a silver tureen given by Catherine the Great and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s sofa

Antoinette's whole persona has also become a meme. "Excessive" men, however, have not received the same treatment

Comparisons to the French queen abound whenever a female figure is drawn into controversy, writes Madeleine Pelling

The hashtag #CarrieAntoinette, which compares prime minister Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie Johnson to the French queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), has been criticised as sexist. Commentators feel it relies on gender stereotypes and distracts from unfolding political events.

Emerging artist Erika Sorby opens her show, Women and Wine, at Blackstone Gallery this weekend. The exhibit presents a series of original, contemporary oil paintings that encompasses female sensuality, flattering decor and wine. The exhibition launch is from 3 to 6pm on Saturday, April 9. The show features about 50…

With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history. Dhaka muslin was stitched from threads so fine that popular folklore in European parlors held that a change in the light or…

Tarabo (Bangladesh) (AFP) - With wooden spinning wheels and hand-drawn looms, Bangladesh is painstakingly resurrecting a fabric once worn by Marie Antoinette and Jane Austen but long thought forever lost to history.

Quite how long Conservative MPs and the British public will continue to indulge the prime minister is unclear, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde