Take a look back at the iconic moments in the Duke of Edinburgh's extraordinary life.

I’m not sure why people groan when I ask them what they think about the food in the United Kingdom. If I beg them to explain themselves, they mutter something about tripe, kidneys, haggis, mu…

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Great West door of St Paul's cathedral. Interior of St Paul's, looking towards the east.

So what would you do if you had more money than a small country and you wanted to build a house for yourself to let everyone know that fact? You'd build something like Waddesdon Manor. If you've never heard of the place, like me until a few weeks ago, all you really need to know is that it is a country estate located in the village of Waddesdon of Buckinghamshire, England. It was built between the years 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, and is currently part of the National Trust. The style of the house is called chateauesque and homes in this style are based on those built in the Loire Valley of France between the 15th and 17th centuries. A notable example of this type of design in the US is the Biltmore estate located in Asheville, NC. One aspect of the style that drew me to recreate this house in the Sims game, and which created the most challenge and frustration was the complex roofline. From domes to conical towers and bell-cast chateau towers, this house has it all. You can see the real life version above and my attempt at a recreation below it. Apart from the roof, most of the grunt work was spent adding detailing to mimic the intricacy of the real facade. I've learned that if you are striving for realism in a build with the Sims, a lot of detail work is important especially with this type of style. The two images below highlight some of that detail work. The first example shows what I did to recreate the parapeted dormers found on the real version. They have this three spire thing going on with them, which I tried to mirror with the fencing and the addition of a fence light. If you look at the picture on the right, you can also see how I positioned a few statues from the World Adventures EP on the roof to add more decoration. I admit it's a bit much, but more is more with this place. This is no minimalism here Mies. The remaining images show the back facade as well as the parterre and my own addition to the plans of the manor, a glass roofed pool house. With additions still being made to the art collection of the house you'd think the Rothschild family would have added in a pool by now...c'mon. Currently the architecture and landscaping of the lot are complete. It's on a 64x64 so getting this far was a gargantuan task in itself. The interiors are next, and I'm planning on at least 10 bed rooms and almost as many baths. Here's hoping I get it done before Sims 4 comes out and I'm not being completely facetious. For my next blog post, I'll go over how I went about recreating the roofing of the estate so if you ever plan on tackling a build in this style make sure to take a look.

Let's take a look at the women who surrounded Queen Elizabeth and see what their lives were like. As we know already when you were a Lady-in-Waiting or

Monty Roberts, known as the 'Horse Whisperer', has lifted the lid on his remarkable relationship with the Queen - and how she feeds carrots to her corgis.

Britain's select band of Stilton makers is set to welcome a new member with the revival of the Derbyshire-based Hartington Creamery. There are currently only five Stilton producers in the world, after Quenby Hall went into administration last year and Dairy Crest closed its Hartington Creamery in the Derbyshire village of the same name in 2009. But two former Dairy Crest executives have teamed up with the village's cheese shop to start a new company and relaunch the Hartington brand, bringing Stilton-making back to Derbyshire once again after a three year hiatus. Due to start production at a site in nearby Pikehall next month with plans to run cheesemaking courses and open a tourist visitor centre, the new company will produce pasteurised Stilton, Brie and Derby. Much smaller than the original Hartington Creamery, the new business is targeting the premium end of the market. “We will be making Stilton using artisan techniques with everything done by hand, so we will be targeting premium retailers,” said director Adrian Cartlidge. “ We will be joining the forces of the smaller producers of Stilton.” Around £500,000 has been invested in the new business at Pikehall, which will initially only make 50 tonnes of cheese per year (the old Hartington Creamery made around 5,000 tonnes a year). “Hopefully people will recognise and remember the name. There are still big opportunities in the market for Stilton, both in the UK and internationally with growing interest from the US and Japan,” said Cartlidge. Under the terms of its EU protected status, Stilton can only be made in the three counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. The five companies that currently make the cheese are all based in Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire: Colston Bassett, Cropwell Bishop, Long Clawson, Tuxford & Tebbutt and Websters. National Stilton Week runs from 15 - 21 April 2012 www.hartingtoncreamery.co.uk

Fun-loving headmaster Jeremy Hibbin was pictured making a bizarre face at his pupils at a British school in Slovenia while the Queen paid a visit - leaving her less than amused.

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